Agenda 12-02-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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32 1 Commissioner Bedford said she can see both sides. She said she there was an incident 2 at Chapel Hill High School, and the violent incident ruined a teacher's life, who was an excellent 3 teacher. She said incidents do happen. She said the impetus for having SROs started with a 4 7t" grade middle student who committed suicide at Culbreth Middle School. She said the goal 5 needs to be continually refocused on preventing child injury. She said Orange County has the 6 luxury of having progressive law enforcement departments, and have done the crisis training 7 voluntarily, and times have changed. She said there are many ways for the officers to help at 8 the schools, and while it is sad that SROs are needed at all, if there is a school willing to take 9 on this cost then she can support the request. 10 Commissioner McKee said the Board can have policy and academic discussions and 11 arguments until it's blue in the face, but if the Board does not approve this request, and 12 something happens at ERA, then the BOCC Board would be as responsible as the person who 13 does the violent action. 14 Commissioner Dorosin asked if ERA will have to sign a MOU. 15 Sheriff Blackwood said yes, and has already agreed to do this. 16 Chair Rich asked if this is a one-year contract, which will be revisited annually. 17 Sheriff Blackwood said yes. 18 Chair Rich asked if the other schools have a multiple year contract, and if MOUs are 19 reviewed. 20 Sheriff Blackwood said his predecessor rarely renewed them, but he saw the need and 21 heard the argument at the state level, and will renew MOUs every year. He said times change, 22 studies change, philosophies change, and these issues need to be addressed regularly. He 23 said his department addresses actions with warning citations, and takes its actions within the 24 schools very seriously. He said his department is not interested in children having unwarranted 25 criminal records, and is confident that those involved in criminal justice would back him up. 26 Commissioner McKee referred to the recent incident with the special needs child, and 27 said that person needs to be punished for a long time. 28 29 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price for 30 the Board to: 31 1) Create a 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff I Position in the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 32 Assignment to Eno River Academy; and 33 2) Approve Budget Amendment#2-A and the acceptance of offsetting revenue to cover 34 the pro-rated costs of the position for November 11, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 35 36 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Dorosin) 37 38 7. Reports 39 None 40 41 8. Consent Agenda 42 . Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 43 Commissioner McKee pulled item 8-f. 44 45 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 46 47 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 48 approve items 8-a through 8-e, and item 8-g on the Consent Agenda. 49 50 VOTE: UNANIMOUS