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MEMORANDUM DATE: July 15, 2008 TO: Joint Elected Officials of Lane County, Eugene, and Springfield RE: Discussion Item on Public Safety On June 24, we provided a memo at the Joint Elected Officials’ (JEO) meeting in anticipation of having a brief discussion on public safety issues. Unfortunately, time did not permit discussion of the memo. The County Administrator and the City Managers would like the JEO to provide direction on the questions below (and other key questions that may arise). At a minimum, the County Administrator and City Managers would like to know if there is any opposition to identifying options for moving the discussion forward and presenting those to the JEO for direction at a later time. The JEO has determined public safety to be a high priority discussion item for the group. Because public safety services are delivered through a complex, broad, and multi-agency system, the traditional format of JEO meetings do not appear to provide enough time for adequate discussion and decision-making, especially in the absence of an agreed-upon process. The County Administrator, City Managers, and other key staff have discussed the need to develop a strategy to make the most of the public safety discussions. Two key questions need to be addressed in an effort to allow the JEO to give sufficient guidance and establish preferences that will move the discussion forward in an efficient and productive manner. 1.What/who is the body that will have the discussions and make the decisions? A.Will the discussions and/or decisions be made by the JEO as a collective body or will a sub-group or another group have those discussions? B.How do we ensure the group is cross-jurisdictional? C.Is there a role for the Public Safety Coordinating Council (or other bodies)? D.Is there a preferred model for providing staff support? E.How do we make sure there is adequate public involvement?