Public Safety Committee

AGENDA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Mayors Conference room 425 N. Richardson, Roswell, NM 88201 ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the November 15, 2017 Public Safety Committee Meeting. REGULAR ITEMS Approval of communication equipment purchase using Department Homeland Security (DHS) grant. (Karen Sanders) a. Attachment 1 - sub-grant agreement b. Attachment 2 – Equipment request. c. Attachment 3 – PVRCC board minutes. NON-ACTION ITEMS None ADJOURN Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 17-49. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM – A quorum of the City Council may or may not attend, but there will not be debate by the City Council. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact Human Resources at 575-624-6700 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the City Clerk at 575-624-6700 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed. Printed and posted: 1/10/18 Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee Held in the Finance Conference Room at City Hall November 15, 2017 Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 17-49. ROLL CALL The meeting convened at 5:00 p.m. with Chair Sandoval presiding and Councilors Foster, Councilor Mackey, Councilor Sanchez being present. Staff present: Mike Mathews, Chief Devin Graham, Chief Phil Smith, Deputy Chief Michael Stanton Guest present: None APPROVAL OF AGENDA and MINUTES 1. Councilor Mackey moved to approve the November 15, 2017 regular Public Safety Committee meeting agenda as presented and the minutes from the September 6, 2017 Public Safety Committee meeting. Councilor Foster was the second. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed. REGULAR ITEMS 2 Resolution 17-62. Chief Smith explained Resolution 17-62 which is a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) which establishes a taskforce to investigate Homicides and Aggravated Batteries likely to become Homicides. The JPA is between the Fifth Judicial District Attorney, Chaves County Sheriff’s Office and the Roswell Police Department. Councilor Foster made a motion to send to full council to approve Resolution 17-62. Councilor Mackey second motion. Voice vote was unanimous 4-0. 3. Roswell Angels Program- Chief Smith presented the Roswell angels program to the committee asking for the support of the committee and council. This program provides for the opportunity for an individual seeking help with drug addictions to come to designated locations and receive assistance in connecting them with the councilors. An officer will transport the individual to the councilor’s office to start the process. The Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, Roswell Police Department and Three (3) Roswell Fire Stations will be designated as turn in locations. After discussion Councilor Mackey made a motion to send to full council for support of the Roswell Angel Program. Councilor Sanchez second motion. Voice vote was unanimous 4-0. NON-ACTION ITEMS  1. Brief discussion on legal assistance with training, court preparation of officers and benefits of in-house legal staff. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m.