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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 11, 2022
10 AM
Hybrid 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 11, 2022
Safety Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. in a
hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, and Carol Frazey
Absent: None
Also Present: Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway, and Kathy Kershner
Announcements
Special Presentation
1. AB2022-549 Report from District Court
The following people reported and answered questions:
• Bruce Van Glubt, District Court Administrator
• .fudge Angela Anderson, District Court
They answered whether the 12 jury trials run this year is a low number
compared to pre -pandemic numbers, who the parties are that are not
bringing jury trial cases forward or what the potential bottleneck is if
District Court is ready to go for trials, whether court time is fully booked
up still or whether there are now some slots available because of lag time,
what utilization rates might look like in the Courts, whether the number of
800 jurors summoned per week is for both District and Superior Courts,
whether the number of harassment and domestic violence -related cases is
an increase from what they saw pre -pandemic and whether it is just because
more people are reporting or because there really is an increase, and
whether pre-trial monitoring is also available to people living in Bellingham
as well as those who live outside the downtown area.
This agenda item was REPORTED.
Items Added by Revision
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Adiournment
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Safety Committee
The meeting adjourned at 10:32 a.m.
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