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Council Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
VIRTUAL MEETING - ENDS NO LATER THAN 2: I5 P.M.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:25 PM
Virtual Meeting
COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Carol Franey
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
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Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 1:25 p.m.
in a virtual meeting.
Present: 3 - Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd and Carol Frazey
Absent: None
Also present: Rud Browne, Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, and Kathy Kershner
Announcements
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
AB2020-406 Resolution supporting Whatcom County Sheriff Deputies, Corrections Deputies, and
Law Enforcement Officials across the County in response to the increased attacks on
law enforcement across the Country
Clerk's note: Councilmembers discussed both AB2020-406 and
AB2020-418 together and all the minutes of the discussion are written
under A132020-406.
Buchanan stated there are two resolutions to be considered.
Councilmembers discussed how to proceed with considering both
Resolutions, the differences between the two versions, the fact that
AB2020-406 has a substitute version, and striking language referring to the
Law and Justice Plan.
Kershner suggested and Buchanan moved that the substitute Resolution
(AB2020-406) be approved.
Buchanan moved that the substitute Resolution be amended to remove the
two references to the Law and Justice Plan in the following paragraphs:
WHEREAS, in June 2000, the Whatcom County Council adopted the
Law and Justice Plan (developed by the Whatcom County Law and
Justice Council and updated in 2008) that included a commissioned
deputy staffing goal of 1.2 commissioned officers per 1,000
population that has yet to be attained.
BE FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Whatcom County Council is
committed to the Law and Justice Plan for staffing and has made
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public safety a top priority in the 2021-2022 budget.
The motion to amend the Ordinance carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Frazey, Byrd, and Buchanan
Nay: 0
Councilmembers and Satpal Sidhu, County Executive, discussed the
proposed substitute Resolution as amended and whether they should
approve one Resolution or both.
Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council, answered whether Council staff
could work on a combined Resolution with Councilmembers Browne and
Kershner.
Browne suggested that he and Kershner work together and Kershner agreed
that they could do that.
Buchanan withdrew his motion to approve AB2020-406. This made the
motion to amend null and void.
Councilmembers concurred that Councilmembers Browne and Kershner
would work together to prepare a substitute Resolution for consideration by
the Council combining AB2020-406 and AB2020-418.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2020-418 Resolution stating support and appreciation of the Whatcom County Sheriff's
Department, Whatcom County Sheriff Deputies, Whatcom County Corrections
Other Business
Adiournment
Deputies and support staff
Clerk's note: Councilmembers discussed both AB2020-406 and
AB2020-418 together and all the minutes of the discussion are written
under AB2020-406.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 2:03 p.m.
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Barry Buchanan -via email 10/2/2020
Barry Buchanan, Committee Chair