Aug 20, 2025 Public Safety Committee

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[Call to Order]

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[Roll Call]

CLERK. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THAT INCLUDES ONE DISCUSSION ITEM AND ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY, DIRECTOR MISTY WRIGHT IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. SHE WAS GOING TO SAFE LOUISVILLE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SO WE WILL RESCHEDULE HER FOR A FUTURE MEETING. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD,

[2. R-094-25     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $5,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THROUGH THE FUGITIVE TASK FORCE (FTF) GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. Action Required By: February 14, 2026 Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13) ]

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THANK YOU. CLERK. WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMAN ANTHONY PIAGENTINI. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. THANK YOU. GUYS HAVE PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT $5,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THROUGH THE FUGITIVE TASK FORCE GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. JOINING US TODAY IS DIRECTOR JERRY COLLINS, WHO WILL PROVIDE FURTHER CONTEXT ON HOW THESE FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DIRECTOR COLLINS, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL. YOU CAN BEGIN, PLEASE.

CHIEF JERRY COLLINS. LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS THIS IS BASICALLY A $5,000 GRANT TO COVER US ASSIGNING A TFR, A PART TIME OFFICER IN THE FALL TO THE US MARSHALS FUGITIVE TASK FORCE. SO THAT WILL COVER ANY OVERTIME THAT INCURS FOR OUR OFFICER WORKING WITH THEM.

ANY SPEAKERS? ANY MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE? ANY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT GREAT LOVE THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL COOPERATION. BUT CAN YOU DESCRIBE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE FEDERAL MARSHALS OFFICES AND CORRECTIONS? YES. IT'S JUST TO HELP WITH THEM, LIKE IT'S A MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR AND THEY GO GET FUGITIVES. SO OUR OFFICERS WILL BE PART TIME ASSIGNED. SO THEY DO THE REGULAR DUTIES AND THEN OVERTIME A DAY OR TWO A WEEK WITH THE TASK FORCE. AND THAT MONEY IS JUST TO REIMBURSE US. NO MORE SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. OH, I GOT THEM, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IS IT SPECIFIC? OURS IS PART TIME, RIGHT? YOU SAID SO. IS IT GOING TO BE? I KNOW YOU SAID OVERTIME. LIKE WHAT? SPECIFIC HOURS. THERE'S NOT SPECIFIC HOURS.

THEY'LL PICK OUT THE DAYS THAT THEY WORK A WEEK BECAUSE OUR OFFICERS, DEPENDING ON WHO WE ASSIGN, WILL WORK THEIR REGULAR ASSIGNMENT THAT 40 HOURS AND THEN THE DAYS THEY WORK OVERTIME, THAT WILL BE WITH THE TASK FORCE. NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. ANY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. THIS RESOLUTION REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS RESOLUTION PASSES AND WE'LL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT MEETING. DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS? HEARING NONE. OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 4 P.M. THANK YOU FOR

[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]