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COPCAB Minutes <br />May 13, 2021 <br />6:30pm — 8:OOpm <br />Virtual Meeting Via Microsoft Teams <br />253-292-9750 <br />Conference ID: 526157821# <br />Members present: Jan Bolerjack, Katrina Dohn, Jay Stark, John Lindsey, Tosh Sharp, <br />Staff present: Chief Eric Drever, Deputy Chief Eric Lund <br />Guest: Terri Bates from League of Women Voters of Seattle <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />Eric Drever, Chief of Police <br />• Approval of minutes: The minutes of both March and April meetings were approved. <br />• Chief Update: <br />o Update on former Chief Linton — He is doing great, loves retirement and came to a retirement ceremony <br />today for another officer. <br />o Staffing: <br />✓ Currently down four commissioned officers <br />One did not pass background, and one did not pass field training. <br />✓ Using a balanced approach of entry versus lateral — more longevity with entry. <br />✓ Have a large contingency of laterals from other states. They like new facility! <br />✓ New sergeant — Civil service list — the process will be done late June. <br />✓ Working on a part-time clerical staff for Emergency Manager <br />✓ Posting commander position since Eric Lund moved to Deputy Chief. <br />✓ Next week — Civil Service meeting- permission to make provisional appointment at Commander until <br />hiring of a permanent person. <br />✓ Cops Grant — goal of backfilling lost positions, seven frozen positions — liaison is one — CPT liaison officer <br />o Requires 25% match — pays 75%. <br />o Paid by grant for 3 years, police is then required to maintain it <br />o Being looked at by a financial analyst <br />o Shooting at the mall: <br />✓ Still working on leads <br />✓ Seems to be associated with other shootings in the region, possibly retaliation. <br />✓ Checking to see if it is gang -related. <br />✓ Recovered the gun. <br />✓ Was a targeted shooting, not random active shooter. <br />✓ Met with mall management to debrief. <br />o Communication was a challenge — Radio Repeater, frequency was blocked <br />o Ended up using phone communication which is not effective, because the other signal can be <br />blocked in mall dead spots. This was supposed to be fixed months ago. Contractor is working <br />on wiring, testing, putting in new repeater. This is required by business permit. <br />15005 Tukwi/a International Blvd. Tukwi/a, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433-1808 • Records Fax (206) 244-6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431-3688 <br />