Subject:
Title
Motion Requesting Approval of Public Safety Summit, Dist. 2
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Fiscal Impact:
Cost of staff wages for time spent preparing and hosting Summit less than $1800.
Dept/Office:
District 2
Requested Action:
Recommendation
This Motion seeks Commission approval for the setting of a Public Safety Summit (hereinafter “Summit”) in late March or early April - the exact date will be dependent upon which particular date is logistically easiest to implement.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Summit is conceptually supported by Sheriff Wayne Ivey and will consist of the following organizations and departments: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (including Animal Services), Brevard County Fire Rescue (including Ocean Rescue), Mosquito Control, and, if they desire to participate, the Florida Department of Health in Brevard. The entire program should last approximately four hours and will be held at the Government Center in Viera.
Each participating organization and department will be given an opportunity to present, to the public, its primary functions and goals as well as answer frequently occurring questions (e.g., why BCFR dispatches fire trucks to medical calls). One of the goals of this event is to increase transparency and better inform the public as to why resources are deployed in the manner in which they are.
For those organizations and departments wishing to field public questions, such questions must be submitted in writing, in advance, to allow for adequate preparation and so that questions requiring lengthy responses can be set aside in favor of questions which allow for succinct responses. Accordingly, public questions may be limited based upon time constraints and relevance of topics covered.
Clerk to the Board Instructions: