Crime Prevention Board
Minutes of the Meeting
April 21, 2010
3:00 P.M.
Board Members Attending: Mike Gaymon (Chair), Sharon Cox-Bevley, Julius
Graham, Marjorie Newman, Kim Peters, Nancy Rinn
Board Members Excused: Peggy Connell
Also Attending: Director Seth Brown, Lt. Giff Anthony (Muscogee County
Sheriff?s Office), Judy Thomas (Executive to the Mayor)
The meeting was called to order by Chair Mike Gaymon. Minutes were approved as
corrected.
Chair Gaymon reminded the group that a permanent secretary is needed for the
group. Judy Thomas will serve as secretary until a permanent one is selected.
Chair Gaymon requested that Board Members submit to him or to Seth Brown any
items that the Board member would like to be placed on the agenda. Each
meeting an update from the various committees will be automatically on the
agenda, and reports updates are available.
The Committees and the chairs of each are:
Parks and Recreation Sharon Cox-Bevley
Education Peggy Connell
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Kim Peters
Employment and Jobs Mike Gaymon
Community Policing Julius Graham
Topics covered under each report at this meeting included:
1. Parks and Recreation:
Areas of concern to be identified
Correlation between crime and location of rec center services
Staffing and programming
Education
Out of school suspension
Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Intervention
Juvenile Drug Court
Mental Health Court
Adult Drug Court
Employment and Jobs
Columbus Tech and Transition Center working together
Need to pull other state agencies together
Community Policing
Lists to be compiled of Neighborhood Watch programs with support to be
encouraged
DARE and GREAT programs
Challenge: funding needs for programs
Director Seth Brown gave his first report to the Board of his activities during
the two weeks he has been employed.
Application review: Seth asked Board members to review the draft he has
provided and send suggestions for revision, deletions, additions to him by the
next meeting of the Board. Once finalized, the application will be available
on the Office of Crime Prevention section of the City?s web site.
Scoring detail and evaluation instrument was also shared and Seth asked for
comments on these instruments also.
Overview of Key Activities Since Employment:
Met with Sgt. Major of Fort Benning Military Police
Met with representatives of the Juvenile Drug Court
Attended the Downtown Elementary School ?No Place for Hate? ceremony
Met with Tommy Purdue, Georgia State Probation Officer
Met with Marshal Greg Countryman to discuss his programs
Had a briefing from the Columbus Police Department on the GREAT program
Met with Chris Brown, Public Services Special Enforcement Officer
Met with Major Mike Massey, Muscogee County Sheriff?s Office to discuss
Sheriff?s Office programs
Met with representatives of the Adult Drug Court
Met with Tony Adams, Director of Parks and Rec and made arrangements for
briefing and tour of all facilities April 30 (Sharon Cox-Bevley will also
attend)
Seth requested updated information for Board Contact list.
Seth shared the March 2010 Financial Report for the Office.
Under New Business, Margie Newman shared her experiences visiting with the East
Highland Neighborhood Watch group and encouraged other Board members to attend
similar meetings. She also reported on the South Columbus Library Program
administered by Christopher Warren, Director at South Columbus.
Kim Peters reported on a proposed summer intern program
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board will be May 19, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in the Ground
Floor Conference Room of the Government Center.
Respectfully submitted:
Judy Thomas
Executive to the Mayor
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