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Consider a memorandum/resolution to revise the Crime Solutions Committee By-laws and amend the committee membership structure.
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DATE: February 20, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Kent Cagle, City Manager
SUBJECT: Crime Solutions Committee By-laws and Committee Membership
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City Council created the Committee for Crime Solutions in March 2021 (RS-21-033) and approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Committee in May 2021 (RS-21-065). When created, the concept was that various entities and citizen groups would comprise the committee. At this time, only the City of Killeen and Bell County have approved the agreement, with the City of Harker Heights declining to participate.
The committee was originally established with thirteen (13) places as follows:
City of Killeen Councilmember
Three (3) City of Killeen community members
City Of Harker Heights Councilmember
City of Harker Heights Community Member
Bell County Commissioner
Killeen ISD Representative
Fort Cavazos Representative
Regional Business Leader
Youth Advocate Group Representative
Faith-Based Organization Representative
Civic-Based Organization Representative
At the committee's January 31, 2024, meeting, the committee members approved by-laws recommending a new twelve (12) member and one (1) ad-hoc member structure as follows:
City of Killeen Councilmember
One community member from each of the City of Killeen Council Districts (appointed by each District Councilmember)
One at-large community member from within the Killeen City limits or ETJ (appointed by the entire City Council)
Bell County representative
Fort Cavazos representative
City of Killeen business representative (appointed by the entire City Council)
Community-Based Organization representative (appointed by the entire City Council)
Faith-Based Organization representative (appointed by the entire City Council)
Youth Organization representative (appointed by the entire City Counci...
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