Res 070-2024 Establishing Citizen Committee for Public Safety Facility Needs 06/18/2024 Resolution No. 70-2024
Resolution establishing an advisory Citizen Committee for Public
Safety facility needs
WHEREAS, one of the strategic goals of the City Council is to provide quality
infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, the strategy to accomplish this goal is to establish a Citizen
Committee for Public Safety facility needs; and,
WHEREAS, to achieve this goal, the City Council desires to establish a Citizen
Committee for Public Safety facility needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The Citizen Committee ("Committee") is an advisory committee and shall be
composed of 15 voting members hereby appointed by the City Council:
1 . Councilor Whiteley
2. Councilor Battaglino
3. Councilor Smith
4. ACM Blake Jurecek
5. IT/Facilities Manager, Derek Brown
6. Chief Borrego
7. Chief Hughes
8. Reno Gustafson
9. Tyler Methvin
10.Tanner Wachsman
11 .Carol Murray
12.Dave Clark
13.WFPD Representative
14.WFFD Representative
15. Ford Swanson, Jr.
A quorum of the Committee consists of eight members. The Chairperson of the
Committee will be Michael Battaglino. The Chairperson will be responsible for running the
meetings, setting agendas, appointing members (max 15), and calling for votes on
agenda items. The members shall elect from its membership a Vice Chairperson of the
Committee. The Vice-Chair will perform these duties in the absence of the Chairperson.
In the absence of both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, the Board shall elect a
temporary Chair, who shall preside. The members shall elect from their membership a
secretary to take minutes for each meeting. An affirmative vote of eight members is
necessary to take any official action on behalf of the Committee. The ACM shall advise
and be the primary staff liaison, who will be responsible for coordinating meetings and
preparing materials for the membership. The City Clerk shall advise membership, post
meeting notices, and ensure minutes of the meetings are kept. The Fire and Police Chiefs
are responsible for assigning their respective representatives.
The Committee shall be charged to perform the following action plan:
1 . Review BYSP and BSW's Public Safety Needs Assessment.
2. Tour facilities and analyze facility assessment information.
3. Evaluate immediate, emerging, future infrastructure, building systems, and
public safety needs.
4. Prioritize the PS facility needs for the next ten years
5. Evaluate proposed options, renovations, and upgrades.
6. Recommend a solution that is cost-effective and realistic for our community.
7. Serve as information providers and key communicators to the community
throughout the process.
8. The committed will make recommendations to the City Council concerning
the timing, funding, and priority of facility needs for the next ten years.
9. Sunset December 31 , 2026.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of June, 2024.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk