Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board Meeting Minutes Meeting Name: _ Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board ______________________________ Meeting Date: _ June 22, 2022________________ Meeting Called to Order: _5:43____ ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Location: _Police Department, 3035 Lexington Road__________________________________ Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☐ Yes / ☐ No Voting Member Attendees: ☐ Cassie Evans ☒ Felix Bell (virtual) ☒ Omar Reid ☒ Sarah Halstead ☐ Jocelyn Crumpton ☐__________________ ☒ Devante Jones ☐ Timothy Pierce-Tomlin ☐__________________ ☒ Kiana Sims ☒ Lane Pratt Voting Members Leaving Before End of Meeting & Time of Departure (if applicable): _ Felix Bell attended via teleconference for the first time in 2022 as authorized by O.C.G.A. 50- 14-1(g)(3) due to being outside of the county. ________________________________________ _Warden Covington arrived late ___________________________________________________ Staff / Ex-Officio Attendees: ☒ Commissioner Patrick ☒ Warden Covington ☒ Chris Fogal (probation Davenport ☐ Chief Mark Pulliam designee). ☒ Chief Jerry Saulters ☒ Sherrie Hines ☐ Sheriff Williams ☒ Josh Edwards Motion to Adopt Agenda (if applicable) made by: ____________________________. Seconded by: ____________________________. Result: ____ Unanimous or ____ Yes Votes (list names): ____ No Votes (list names): Items Discussed: 1. Chair called meeting to order _______________________________________________ 2. Introductions_____________________________________________________________ 3. Sherrie Hines discussed Open Meetings Act and participating via teleconference. ______ 4. Lieutenant Stewart Heard’s presentation on the police department’s complaint process. _ 5. Josh Edwards will send updated versions of the police department’s policies on use of force and K-9 operations. ___________________________________________________ 6. Sergeant Jerry Johnson distributed a pre-test on fair and impartial policing to the board. _ 7. Sergeant Jerry Johnson’s presentation on fair and impartial policing. ________________ 8. Josh Edwards announced next meeting will be with the Sheriff’s Office; potential meeting with the District Attorney on August 3, 2022, and the board will not meet in the next two weeks. __________________________________________________________________ 9. ________________________________________________________________________ Votes Taken with Motion / Second / Results (Unanimous or Number of Yes / No Votes and names) (if applicable): Motion to approve minutes from June 15, 2022 made by Omar Reid and Lane Pratt seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 YES votes and 1 Abstention. (Felix Bell abstained from the vote). _______________________________________ Motion to adjourn made by Sarah Halstead and Lane Pratt seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 YES votes 1 Abstention. (Felix Bell abstained from the vote)._______________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Motion to Adjourn made by: _Sarah Halstead_____________________. Seconded by: _Lane Pratt______________________. Result: ____ Unanimous or _X_ Yes Votes (list names): Sarah Halstead, Devante Jones, Kiana Sims, Lane Pratt, Omar Reid________ ___ No Votes (list names): _________________________________________ Meeting Adjourned at: _7:26___ ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Minutes Drafted By: ____________ ____________ (signature required)