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PSC - Item 3A - Overview of Commission Purpose & Duties - PresentationPublic Safety Commission August 24, 2023 Agenda →Introductions →Commission Purpose & Duties →The Brown Act →Rules of Order →Chair & Vice-Chair →Public Safety Issues Commission Members →Liz Fonseca, Resident →Jeff Foutz, Resident →Stephanie Garcia, Resident →Sarah Kuang, Business Member, Allstate Insurance →Tommy Martinez, Resident →Yin Yin Ta, Business Member, Yin Yin Ta Insurance Agency →Amy Wu, Business Member, Fairfield Inn & Suites City & County Staff →Michael Bruckner, Assistant City Manager →Lt. Kevin Tiwari, Int. Chief of Police, LA County Sheriff’s Dept. →Gerald Gonzales, Assistant Fire Chief, LA County Fire Dept. →Wayne Co, Public Safety Manager →Mandy Wong, Public Safety Supervisor →Jennifer Pineda, Management Analyst Commission Purpose →The purpose of the Commission is to facilitate a citizen- based, community effort to organize, promote, advocate, and participate in public safety efforts concerning matters relating to public safety, including understanding police and fire operations, crime prevention, and emergency preparedness to enhance public safety and improve the quality of life in Rosemead. Duties →Serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council and staff on public safety efforts →To advise on other related items as assigned by the City Council →Receive and review crime incidents and trends provided by LASD and Public Safety Department for recommendation to the City Council →Receive and review staff recommendations on emergency preparedness (e.g., earthquake, heatwaves, any additional emergency preparedness) information for recommendation to the City Council Duties →Participate in the efforts of the Community Academy →Receive and provide homeless encampment issues for recommendation to the City Council →Receive and provide crime prevention and public awareness programs and events for recommendation to the City Council →Make recommendations to the City Council regarding policies and services related to public safety →Provide the City Council with a Year-End Review Recommendation Report The Brown Act →The Ralph M. Brown Act is California's “sunshine” law for local government →Requires local government business to be conducted at open and public meetings, except in certain limited situations →The Brown Act is based upon state policy that the people must be informed so they can keep control over their government The Brown Act →The requirements of the Brown Act apply to “legislative bodies” of local governmental agencies →The term “legislative body” is defined to include the governing body of a local agency (e.g., the City Council) and any commission, committee, board or other body of the local agency, whether permanent or temporary, decision-making or advisory, that is created by formal action of a legislative body. The Brown Act →The central provision of the Brown Act requires that all “meetings” of a legislative body be open and public. The Brown Act definition of the term “meeting” is a very broad definition that encompasses almost every gathering of a majority of Commission members and includes: →“Any congregation of a majority of members of a legislative body at the same time and place to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body or the local agency to which it pertains.” →Except…. The Brown Act →Individual Contact (e.g., one colleague, but not all…) →Seminar or Conferences →Community Meetings (e.g., a City Council Meeting, etc.) →Other Legislative Body Exception (e.g., Other Meeting, etc.) →Social or Ceremonial Occasion Exception (e.g., Wedding, etc.) →Standing Committee Exception (e.g., Planning Commission, etc.) The Brown Act →Serial Meetings →Prohibits a majority of members of a legislative body outside of a lawful meeting from directly or indirectly using a series of meetings to discuss, deliberate or take action on any item of business within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body →Includes phone calls, emails, text messages, etc. The Brown Act →Discussion of non-Agenda items →A body may not take action or discuss any item that does not appear on the posted Agenda →A non-Agenda item can be placed on a future Agenda with the support of two other Commission members Rules of Order →Motion is stated by any voting member →Motion is seconded by any voting member →Chair calls for discussion, questions, or comments →Chair calls for a vote →Chair states the outcome Chair & Vice-Chair →Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair by majority vote →Recommendation: That the term of Chair and Vice-Chair be established until June 30, 2024 →Recommendation: That the Commission reorganize at its first meeting in July of each subsequent year Public Safety Discussion →Report, discussion, and direction on public safety concerns in Rosemead →What are the Commission’s concerns? →What kind of information would the Commission like to be presented with over the next several meetings? Next Meeting →The next meeting of the Public Safety Commission will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 7:00PM at Rosemead City Hall.