Besides the update on the main budget youll get an update from the staff. We the Nutritional Services and it will come up later. So the report that we got from nutritional look at that and ask any questions ask lee or may i president fewer. So chair winn i had to leave not early nor the meeting i was denied way too over we had the meeting start a 5 oclock. I noticed a big pact was there a recommendation that that come to the committee as a whole there was other information regarding some sort of an update. There was a recommendation but we should discuss that later with the board. I think we should have a discussion on that. I ago just looking at the packet im sorry, i had to leave but its quite a bit of information. We only got the report, of course, that night so there are questions about the budget we need an opportunity to probe n in more debt. Actually there was an article in the chronicle open friday i believe that was about the spourp pilot theyre doing and the breakfast. So i r
To the policies. Of course we want to thank ellen bernstein. We are to have you as the library family. We look forward to this event. I want to acknowledge and thank karen is that librarian and continues to coordinate this event. Where are you . [applause] amazing finalists are with us fred kaplan, jonathan asked unable to join us tonight is david. David was with us last night for an amazing program. The first time we had a Public Program discussion associated with this event for the public could enjoy the talent and insight of our final guest. The library is honored to be the heart of the award integrated journalistic award and the awardwinning group g. Of the soldiers struggling with ptsd we all know in this day in which the delivery platforms and Business Models of journalism and of the kind of work that so many of us in the room are engaged in our transforming. That means the societys need for the kind of work that this award recognizes to inform the body politic to make informed d
Preparing capabilities for terrorism, operational coordination, Situational Awareness we would consider that an allowable expense. Are you aware of local Police Department that is purchasing an mrap with their own funds . Im not and nt i couldnt answer that question. The local Police Department buys it. I was around here but according to my briefing here, the First Program was authorized in the Defense Authorization bill. Primarily about the drug wars. Is that correct . Thats correct. What were local Police Departments missing that they needed to be funded or given from the Defense Department to combat the war on drugs. Let me be clear. We do this because were asked to do this. I understand. What what equipment were Police Departments were outgunned by drug gangs so they were looking for protection and fire power. This was expanded in 1997. My note says based on lobbying from Police Organizations. I cant answer why the authorization was expanded. At the time it was for counterterrorism
Interpretation would have serious effects on Small Businesses and other legitimate business conductsuch as routine maintenance and disposal of inventer to. Shy of of offer an opportunity for response . The government has come in for a fair amount of teasing for this case, and so don you know, thats one side of the story. [laughter] heres the other side of the story. That the fisherman is a commercial fisherman. Out in the gulf of mexico and he was visited by a state inspector, and the stay inpicket juror looked at his load of fish and said, gees you got a bunch of group here below the limit that you are allowed to catch, and so i am going to instruct you to take house undersized grouper aside in the box and tape up the box and then when you come back to shore you have to turn it in and well have a proceeding whether you are obi organize vie laying the law lamp the commercial fisherman did after the state inspector left was to instruct one of his employees to take that crate of fish and
Perhaps saying the first thing that we would fund before we begin to Fund Anything else, not a federal mandate but first on your list must be body cams . Has that been discussed at doj or Homeland Security that these officers using this equipment that the best way to check whether or not it is being used appropriately is for every officer to wear a camera . Senator, the office of Justice Programs funs are available for Law Enforcement agencies to use to purchase body cameras and we see value in it. Our National Institute of justice is studying the effectiveness of body cameras and appropriate use of body cameras. But they can buy them now . Yes, maam. It wouldnt be hard if we decided before you get anything else we are going to insist you use our money for body cams before you buy other things like full blown battle gear or camouflage uniforms or grenade launchers. The money is formula money and we do not control how state and local jurisdictions use the money. Video cameras are on the