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Putnam County reviews confidential update to domestic terrorism prevention plan; committee enters executive session
Summary
The Protective Services Committee voted to enter executive session to review a confidential update to Putnam County's domestic terrorism prevention plan, submitted under a June 1 directive.
The Putnam County Protective Services Committee reviewed a confidential update to the county's domestic terrorism prevention plan and voted to move into executive session to examine sensitive details.
Commissioner Servideo and sheriff's office staff told the committee that counties were directed to submit updates by June 1. Because the plan contains law-enforcement-sensitive material, staff said it could only be distributed for a short period and recommended executive session for detailed questions.
In public comments summarizing the update, staff said the county has handled about 75 threat-assessment cases since implementing the program and that local assessments did not show the white-supremacy-focused violence the initial statewide directive emphasized; instead, staff said the county tailored the plan to address school-related threats while preserving broader capabilities in case other issues arise. The committee voted to enter executive session; it later reconvened and reported no formal action taken during the closed session. Several legislators praised the sheriff's office and the social-services department for their work on threat assessment and school protection.
