stopped anxiety. Well, matter was play golf like Thank you, everybody. This is the thank you, buddy. This is the meeting of the Public Safety Criminal Justice Committee on OCTOBER. 20 yeas. Second, twenty-five start this evening's meeting by action of our counselor starting on my chaired just disappointment. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN Michael Partners industry 20, thank MARCH Air Fry in our district. 25. Brianna Dudley District, 2. Thank you, MR. Chair amendment keep Gray U.S. District. None of it seaside. Thank you. MISTER Chair Frank is here to set the Senate District 19. Thank you, everybody. And CHAIRMAN Robinson is out of town for the honor. Chairing this. You need to be guns and I'm in district 3. So we're gonna start to see a proposal. 3.15,
which reappoint Dwayne Ingram to the Board of Public Health and safety, MR. Ingram. Are you this evening? Great. Thank you. Tell us a little bit. Want just curious your experience on the board. And what are your? A nation going board? Thank you, counselor. Good evening and thank you all for your service to our city Indianapolis. Honored to to serve on the Board of Public Health and Safety one of the things that I'm proud of. One is being. Serving as the vice chairman, vice PRESIDENT Of the board. As well as some of the things that we've done this past year. Call the call to attention. Some contracts that we have the city of Annapolis has been. Operating under that have been
delinquent or out of date. We've called the question some decisions. So kind of rushed through items without the due diligence. Of different staff members of the city Annapolis. And because of our efforts, we have done a great job thus far. Making sure that we really take our fiduciary responsibility to this Seriously. And we do we do our due diligence, vending contracts and agreements. And grants in such to come from Office of the Board of Public Health and Safety of the Office of Public Health and Safety. And we make sure those dollars are used in the most efficient way possible. Any MR. Ingram from the council. Yes, that's the Bay. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN, thank you. For your who to be reappointed. He's got the
resume here. And I believe you presented to the council before a different capacity I don't see it on your resume, but you also have a another clearly with the rise in I believe it is. That is correct. What's your role there? My role as vice PRESIDENT Of community Affairs maybe just a note for internal staff might be helpful to have. Most updated resumes in front of us. Any other questions? Yes, that's a great. Chair. I just want to say that I thought opportunity to work closely with MR. Ingram many times over the years and certainly appreciate him. And his willingness to to be a part of the. Public safety board and stretching yourself because as my
colleague mentioned, you are involved in other things in our city. Thank you for your service. MR. Year I have had a question too. Does your does the board of Public Health and safety oversee. Anything to do with the elevation grants. That are given out by the office. 2 recipients and the public to various nonprofits. And what have you. It is my understanding that elevation grants. Awarded through the Indianapolis Foundation. I don't remember or recall this board having any oversight of those funds. Now, there are some grant funding that does come through. Come across our desk. That was former arpa
funds. To you serving organizations and the city. But no elevation grants are to my recollection. If you MAY not deal with the actual granting of those funds, do you ever have anything to do with monitoring you? You mentioned a lot of efficiency and use of those funds. Monitor or look at the reporting from the grantees and their use of the funds. Actually, that point, we have requested the deputy chief can do Adams present to our board? Next month? I believe because a number of grants. Public safety grants. Under his portfolio. So at that time we
will receive updates and progress monitoring reports from Deputy Chief Adams. Those again have nothing to do with the elevation Grant program. No, They're We get any comments from the public on the appointment, reappointment MR. Ingram. Just to go back to the rising tea and grants, just putting those 2 things together. Does this board any grants to rise and e no, There is an absence just so we can make it abundantly clear. There's absolutely no connection between rise indeed, the work that I do in my 95. My professional field and the work that's done by the port by the Office of Public Health and Safety or anything that's approved by the Board of Health, Public Health and Safety and which I'm a member of. And if that. Situation does happen, I will recuse myself, but I do not
see that as a possibility. And we have not seen that far. Your motion, And second. All right. Second, yes, thank you. All in favor of the reappointment of MISTER Ingram to the Board of Public Health and Safety say Aye. I opposed. Thank you, MR. Ingham for your service. Thank the good work. Thank you so much. Appreciate your time. Next. We're proposing 3, 1800 points then yet Smith to the domestic violence fatality review team. MISS Smith. Same question. Give us a little bit of insight on your experience with the board and MAY be year. Forwardlooking aspirations are for the board. Thank you sigh to Echo. Thank you, counselors for all the work that do here for the city and for the opportunity to be
here tonight in front of you since sitting on the board, just first coming in as a survivor and a member we were meeting 3 times a year since becoming a chair. We now meet monthly going over those fatalities that we've had due to domestic violence here in our city as well as f-king scene. More on things that we can change within the city. So I know a lot of things were morally moreso education. We're really trying to see. How can we implement and strength the strangulation charges and things that are presented to try our best to bring those recommendations to the judges to the community corrections as well as all be. Also, the Rich recommends Asians are changing with the
voices that are the room as well. The questions from council. Yes, that's what art. Thank you, MR. I'm interested in just knowing. If you're given that mild here, it means it could if. The domestic violence fatality review team, brings information to the council in any way. And I just say that dozens of I had members try to come to our council to educate us on topics of public safety and you know, we've got review team. I'm curious if there's ever been reports that come back to our committee, if I've that's on me. But just curious to know that. So I just got into the sea to chair in
FEBRUARY. So I am unsure of if you she received. The reports are the notes. However, there are notes being taken every meeting. We still have those notes so we can easily send those to you before. Whenever you request them. Other question, lady. Thank you, MISTER Chair for senators from the bank. You for your service on this board. Do you know who the staff liaison Izard is? Our staff know so that we could get some of that information. Is that your Yes, yes, you land. So that's where so I have reached out to her for more information or reference to what should I be Hers the record. Just the general review of how making sure that I do the administration side of the
board so that way you have a clear understanding of what's being talked about in those meetings and and if there's anything that you I'll recommend that we be sure to do that as well. Thank you. You know the question. I do have What are if you know the statistics with respect to domestic violence, direction or the trend? Of so I can say 2021. We were at 34 homicides in 2020 in. Sorry, 2022. We were at 34 homicides in 2023. We were at 14 homicides in 2024. We were 9 homicides in right as of today where it seeks. Even though one is too many. That's a positive trend, correct? One is one is too But if we can see that decreasing continue to see that decreased
and not only is the board, but the community, domestic violence organizations and in those who are impacted by domestic violence, whether it's family or survivors, we see that there is work that is being done in our community. Anything you can point to attribute that trend, too. What we know during covid funding came in to where they gave more access to so virus here in our community as well as families with that covid. We are seeing that we had 9 last year and we're at 6 now. The funding has decreased for the domestic violence agencies here in our city has ever since becoming the director of the champions bringing the program domestic violence programs together collectively we're able to talk amongst
each other know that we can't do this alone and that there has to be a togetherness. So meeting monthly to say this is working. This is not working and targeting those top 10 zip codes to face domestic violence. The most Marion County has been a go-to for not only the any champions, but all of the domestic violence agencies get those numbers for months. Any members of the public here to speak. With respect to Ms Smith. Seeing none. I have a motion. In a second. All right. Having moved and seconded, all those in favor of reappointing. Then yet Smith to the domestic violence fatality fatality review team say Aye. Thank you, MR. Smith for your service. Thank you so much. Nexus proposal. Number 3.19, which points when the Tucker to the early Intervention Planning Council.
Is MISS Tucker here. Good evening. Give you the same question to is little bit. The highlights in your experience with the board what are your forwardlooking aspirations for the poor? So I've been with a border wall. Or 3 years And since started with the border, our goal is early intervention and planning committee to help reduce Simon all stores. My heart is enough 1000 pounds. So you won't buy. Thank you. So our goal is that are the children Union County are healthy and we want to do what we can to prevent in maladaptive behaviors. We work with a network of. A community
providers from all domains. We take a look at where the children are and what we can do as a planning committee to strengthen those organizations. So what I look forward to working continue working with community is to continue doing the work that doing, making our voice know, advocating for our children, see and what we can do to support Marion County. Any questions from? Committee here for ms, Tucker. Got some bay. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN thank you is prefer your will to continue serving on the early Intervention Planning Council just out of curiosity. Do you all manager oversee any grants that the city so not at but McCoy does look like this.
Thank Any further questions. Yes, that's the heart. MR. I was looking at the attendance. You've got great attendance by to see 3 names on here. I'm 80 years and then we just cut that visit or the other names were a cop. That is their only 3 members. You know, there's I believe there's about 12 of us. There's perfect. Thank you, Kristen. Thank you. The other questions. Any questions from the public? We're going to Smith. Seeing none. I hear a motion move. Every emotion moved and seconded. All those in favor. Reappointing windy, Tucker, that early intervention Planning Council say aye. I opposed. MR. Can thank you very much have a good evening. You as well. Next last but not least proposal. Number 3.20, amends, chapter 2.83, of the revised
code to modify the duties and responsibilities. The forensic services agency. Evening. We have a director here to present. So the record introduce yourself and proceed. Thank you, counselors. My name is Richard Amber Director, Forensic Services. And I appreciate you here in our requests tonight. This is something we've been working on since spring, but with budgets and things that kind of got pushed to the side a little bit. But original ordinance for the Forensic Services Agency was written in 1975. 50 years ago. So a lot has changed since And with that, we're specifically looking at section 2.83 Dash 3.42 Be. In a nutshell. That is the who, what, when, where, what we do with for in the forensics world. Problem is original ordinance, which is. Never been touched since it
was recently adopted. There's really 3 things wrong and we felt it needed to be addressed. The first is. Something on their polygraph test since the life of the Indianapolis Mayor County Forensic Services Agency. We have never done polygraph. I can't speak to what it did prior to 1986. Another issue we have is doesn't cover testing. There's been discontinued over the years since 1975. And the last thing you doesn't cover what has been started since 1975 the biggest one dna? So what well, we're requesting is a revision, more of administrative cleanup. We've written more in generic terms, but through a lens of quality assurance that we're hoping that stand the test of time
for another 50 years. And it uses words like examined, analyze, collect things like that. So I'll answer any questions you might have. Just taking a moment to to sure, know, this year. So just logistically, you only do tests that are requested of your agency from another agency. Is that correct? Correct. Okay. You don't have a standard thing that you do. Team Lee, unless your request in 2. Another the only thing we might do that's not truly requests. It is not been program. If if again, comes through the crime scene unit. Yeah. If it's me to crack the caliber criteria, it will go through the night in program. So which would prevent when you say Niven National integrated Ballistics Information Network. Okay. Sorry that acronym was not on
the tip of my any questions of the director chair? Yes, heart. I'm just curious. Reading through it and firm Services perspective. One thing I can imagine you guys might do feel free to correct me. The storage of evidence to store anything Not long term. No, we to the individual law enforcement community that they store their own Evans long term. Okay. Perfect. That would be my only concern about the language as long as you guys are the long term. That is that. Other questions? I do have once in a mess this before. And just always like update what's the status of a rape kits? Rape gets testing in Marion County. I can't speak for the the law enforcement community because they have their own individual backlogs. But I know that we. We've outsourced a lot of
sexual assault kits. I can't speak to at the moment with the turnaround. Time is to that right now for us individually. Think the last time I checked, we MAY have like 20 on her back on. And you have the experience where there was a delay in testing violated the defendant's speedy trial rights. Not that I recall. Any additional quesons. Yes, come Graves. Some of those firms. Thank Thank you for your presentation. But some of those firms that you outsource to are they local or outside of Marion County, Indiana, are Indiana. There one we utilize and it's also the one impd utilizes. Its called Bode. I'm not sure it stays there are, but they are outside of Indiana. How did get the opportunity to do your
business? It was it was it was an rfp that went for anybody to bid Thank you. Any other questions. Seeing none. Any questions from public. Conditional. Scene and I hear a motion. And then second. All right. So we've moved and seconded all those in favor of the money. Chapter 2.83 in the revised code to modify the duties, responsibilities and the forensic Services agency say Aye. Aye opposed. So past. Thank you, Senator actor, you have a nice to have a good evening as well. Having police or agenda. We are adjourned.