Agenda - 11-15-2022; 6-b - Schools Safety Task Force – Proposed Charge, Composition, and Timeline

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 15, 2022 Action Agenda Item No. 6-b SUBJECT: Schools Safety Task Force — Proposed Charge, Composition, and Timeline DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 1) Draft Task Force Charge, Composition, and Timeline PURPOSE: To: 1) Discuss and determine the charge and composition for a Schools Safety Task Force; 2) Establish a timeline for completion of the Task Force's work/report/recommendations to the Board of Commissioners; and 3) Appoint two (2) Commissioners to serve on the Task Force. BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners previously requested information on how the County may regulate protests or large gatherings in Orange County. At its October 3, 2022 Business meeting, the Board deferred consideration of an ordinance and determined it would form a Task Force to consider school safety. During the October 18, 2022 Business meeting, the Board had an initial discussion regarding the composition and charge for the Task Force. Commissioners Jean Hamilton and Earl McKee volunteered to draft a proposed charge for the Board's consideration. The Task Force charge will include but not necessarily be limited to: 1. Discuss ways in which the Orange County government, schools, law enforcement, and community can enhance the safety of the school environment to protect from external threats and promote the education of Orange County K-12 public school students; 2. Recommend to the Board of County Commissioners new or amended policies, ordinances, and/or practices that will address those external threats and provide a safer school environment for our students. Commissioners Hamilton and McKee also recommend that the Task Force meet a minimum of six times between January and June of 2023.