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Council Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
1:25 PM
Virtual Meeting
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Carol Frazey
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Criminal Justice and Public Committee Minutes - Final October 12, 2021
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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
Special Presentation
1. AQ2021-536. Report from Superior Court
Dave Reynolds, Superior Court Director, reported and discussed with
Councilmembers which branch of government juvenile detention staff are
under, what the Whatcom County Code and Revised Code of Washington
say about it, and how that relates to vaccine mandates in the Superior Court.
Councilmembers discussed tabling the discussion and scheduling a special
meeting when an attorney would be available.
Buchanan moved to recommend to the Council that they reconvene on this
subject (Superior Court vaccine mandates) when they have legal counsel
present and to try to set that up for next Tuesday (October 19).
Councilmembers discussed Council staff posing the question to legal
counsel whether it should be a public meeting or an executive session and
who the attorney would be.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Byrd, Frazey, and Buchanan
Nay: 0
This agenda item was DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED.
2. AB2021-573 Report from District Court
Bruce Van Glubt, District Court Administrator, reported and discussed with
Councilmembers concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine, whether
there has been consideration of using alternative locations and times to try
to clear the backlog in the court, and new measures put in place by the court
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to help with foot traffic and hearings.
This agenda item was REPORTED.
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adjournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Councilmembers discussed when to start the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 2:11 p.m.
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Kristi Felbinger, Minutes Transcription
October 12, 2021
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA
Barry Buchanan -via email 10/15/2021
Barry Buchanan, Committee Chair
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