Title
Request to Extend the Timeline for the Community Safety Task Force to Complete Recommendation Report
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to consider extending the work of the Community Safety Task Force up to six months - November 2023.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager’s Office
Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anita Jones-McNair, Chief Race and Equity Officer amcnair@carrboronc.gov <mailto:amcnair@carrboronc.gov>, 919.918.7381
Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Information
INFORMATION: The Community Safety Task Force was established to provide recommendations to the Town Council for additional services to enhance community safety and well-being that rely on prevention and intervention strategies as alternatives to policing and the criminal legal system by May 2023. The task force is requesting up to a six month extension - November 2023 to complete their work.( See Attachment B.)
Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fiscal impacts associated with this request
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: The Town Manager recommends that the Town Council approve this request.