Public Health & Safety Committee

MEETING MINUTES TUMWATER PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE March 10, 2026 CONVENE: 8:00 a.m. PRESENT: Chair Kelly Von Holtz and Councilmember Brandon Weedon Excused: Councilmember Meghan Sullivan Staff: Acting Deputy Chief Kenneth Driver, Fire Chief Brian Hurley, Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Crimmins, City Attorney Karen Kirkpatick, City Administrator Paul Simmons, Assistant City Administrator Kelly Adams, Finance Director Troy Niemeyer, and Executive Assistant Erika Stone APPROVAL OF Councilmember Weedon moved, seconded by MINUTES: Councilmember Von Holtz, to approve the minutes of February 10, 2026, as presented. A voice vote approved the motion. TENTATIVE Acting Deputy Chief Driver presented a tentative Tumwater TUMWATER POLICE Police Body Worn Camera policy 539. The draft policy was POLICY 539-BODY identified as a priority by the department, the Police Guild, and WORN CAMERA the City Council. The policy language was agreed upon by the BRIEFING: Police Department and the Police Guild. Councilmember Weedon had some concerns, but would address them in the Council Work Session on March 24, 2026. MOTION: Councilmember Weedon moved, seconded by Councilmember Von Holtz, to place the Draft Tumwater Police Department Policy 539-Body Worn Cameras, on the Council Work Session for discussion on March 24, 2026. TUMWATER PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE-MARCH 10, 2026 1 MEMORANDUM OF Acting Deputy Chief Driver presented a Memorandum of UNDERSTANDING Understanding with the Tumwater School District regarding a WITH THE TUMWATER temporary reduction of a School Resource Officer (SRO) to SCHOOL DISTRICT address staffing shortages. Bringing the SRO back to patrol REDUCTION OF SRO covers the department at minimum staff. They are still short one STAFFING: officer on each patrol team. Councilmember Weedon had a question about whether this is taking funding away from the Police Department. Administrator Simmons addressed that the Tumwater School District will pay for half of the officer. MOTION: Councilmember Weedon moved, seconded by Councilmember Von Holtz, to place the Memorandum of Understanding with the Tumwater School District for a reduction of SRO staffing on the March 17, 2026, Consent Calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign. A voice vote approved the motion unanimously. INTERLOCAL Assistant Administrator Adams presented the Interlocal AGREEMENT FOR Agreement for Opioid Abatement Council Independent OPIOID ABATEMENT Subcommittee with the cities of Lacey, Olympia and Thurston COUNCIL County. This agreement would pool funds to make a one-time INDEPENDENT infrastructure investment as a region and reassess needs in SUBCOMMITTEE 2027. At prior Work Sessions in the fall of 2025, Council agreed to WITH THE CITIES OF support pooling funds and confirmed their intent to pool 100% of LACEY, OLYMPIA, the 2026-2027 funds with the cities of Lacey, Olympia and AND Thurston County. THURSTON COUNTY: MOTION: Councilmember Weedon moved, seconded by Councilmember Von Holtz, to place the Interlocal Agreement for Opioid Abatement Council Independent Subcommittee with the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Thurston County on March 17, 2026, on the Consent Calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign. A voice vote approved the motion unanimously. COMMITTEE MEETING Administrator Simmons brought forward future meeting SCHEDULE: schedules to accommodate Councilmember Sullivan. Councilmember Weedon suggested keeping it on Tuesdays and moving the time to 4:00 p.m. TUMWATER PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE-MARCH 10, 2026 2 MOTION: Councilmember Von Holtz moved, seconded by Councilmember Weedon to change the Public Health and Safety Committee meeting to the second Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. A voice vote approved the motion unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, Chair Von Holtz adjourned the meeting at 8:20 a.m. Prepared by Erika Stone, Executive Assistant TUMWATER PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE-MARCH 10, 2026 3