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Chairperson urges protocol after staff member was disrespected; board considers panic button
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Community Center Complex Advisory Board discussed an incident in which a staff member was disrespected while enforcing rules and asked the board to develop a protocol — including whether offenders can be made to leave and whether a panic button is needed.
At the March 17 meeting of the Community Center Complex Advisory Board (C3AB), the Chairperson reported that a staff member was publicly disrespected by a meeting participant while enforcing facility rules and asked the board for ideas on how to respond in the future.
The Chairperson said the situation was “handled as well as possible” but asked whether the board can require an offender to leave and proposed considering a panic button and more formal staff-appreciation measures. Board members were asked to bring suggestions; no formal motion or policy change was recorded during the meeting.
Board discussion focused on practical responses rather than votes: whether existing authority allows staff or board members to remove offenders, whether a panic button is feasible, and how to document a repeat offender protocol. The meeting record does not show a referral to staff or legal counsel, nor does it record a timeline for a follow-up report.
The exchange concluded with the Chairperson asking members for ideas to present at a future meeting. The board then moved on to routine agenda items.
