 Volume 141, Number 2Excerpts from Vol. 141, No. 2; February 1, 2008Board decides to arm Public SafetyBy Michelle Laxer
News Editor
The decision was made to arm University Public Safety officers, effective August, during last Friday’s meeting of the Board of Trustees. It is now the job of President Brian C. Mitchell to ensure the next steps in the arming process are taken care of thoroughly, Chief Communications Officer Pete Mackey said. The University’s ad hoc task force on Public Safety arming must determine the particular circumstances involved with arming the officers. The University will hire a consultant to offer advice and help in the decision making process. Chief of Public Safety Jason Friedberg said the firm has prior experience consulting other high education law enforcement agencies. According to task force chairman and Chief of Staff David Myers, decisions must be made as to what sort of firearms the officers will carry, who will be armed, under what circumstances the officers will be armed, what the budget will allow and what additional training will be required of the officers. “The Board wanted to go beyond the basic training standards that are required under state law,” Myers said. (read full article)
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