Flagler County is required to create a Public Safety Coordinating Council pursuant to section 951.26 of the Florida Statutes.

The Public Safety Coordinating Council is responsible for:

Assessing the population status of all detention or correctional facilities owned or contracted by the county
Formulating recommendations to ensure that the capacities of such facilities are not exceeded
Including an assessment of the availability of pretrial intervention or probation programs, work-release programs, substance abuse programs, gain-time schedules, applicable bail bond schedules, and the confinement status of the inmates housed within each facility owned or contracted by the county
Developing a local public safety plan for future construction needs
- The plan must cover a five year period
- The plan may be submitted for consideration to the local planning agency for the county at least 120 days before the adoption of, or amendment to, the Comprehensive Plan (pursuant to part II of chapter 163).

Staff Liaison: Sheri Gopie, 386-313-4891

Members

The chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners, or another County Commissioner designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the council until the council elects a chairperson from the membership of the council. Commissioner Joe Mullins
The state attorney or his designee. (no term limit) State Attorney R. J. Larizza
The public defender or his designee. (no term limit) Public Defender James S. Purdy
The chief circuit judge or his designee. (no term limit) Judge Dennis Craig
The chief county judge or his designee. (no term limit) Judge Melissa Moore-Stens
The chief correctional officer. (no term limit) Chief Steve Cole
The sheriff or his designee. (no term limit) Sheriff Rick Staly
The state probation circuit administrator or his designee. (4 year term) Joseph Keenan, Dept. of Corrections
The director of any county probation or pretrial intervention program. (4 year term) Kathleen Moore
The director of a local substance abuse treatment program or his designee. (4 year term) Stewart-Marchman-ACT Behavorial Health Care / Ivan Cosimi, appointee
Representatives from county and state jobs programs and other community groups who work with offenders and victims, appointed by the chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners. (4 year term) Jenny Stumbras
At large member/Court Administrator (4 year term). Mark Weinberg
At large member (4 year term). Patricia Giaccone
Flagler County School Board. Dr. Phyllis Pearson

Additional Members (in accordance with grant application requirements – 10/11)

Representing police chief or designee from local police chief’s association. Thomas Foster, Police Chief City of Bunnell
Representative of substance abuse program office and mental health program office of the Dept. of Children and Family Services. Charles Puckett
Representing consumer of mental health services. Nadine Dotson
Representing consumer of substance abuse services. Vacant
Representing family member of consumer of mental health services. Linda Murphy
Representing area homeless programs. Jeff White
Director of detention facility of Dept. of Juvenile Justice. Paul Finn
Chief Probation Officer or designee of the Dept. of Juvenile Justice. Dan Merrithew

Meetings are typically held quarterly (Jan, Mar, Jun, Sept) at 8:45 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at the
Emergency Operations Center Training Room B • 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 3, Bunnell, FL 32110

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