Syracuse Police Reform And Reinvention Plan Oversight Committee To Provide Report To The Community

Syracuse NY

21 May, 2022

12:39 PM

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Press release from the City of Syracuse: May 20, 2022 During the development of the Syracuse Police Reform & Reinvention Plan, community members suggested that the City's implementation of policy changes and reforms needed oversight. Mayor Ben Walsh appointed Deputy Mayor Owens to establish and convene a Police Reform & Reinvention Plan Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee's responsibilities include: reviewing progress on all the actions identified in the plan, making recommendations to address gaps in service, and ensuring transparency. The 79-page Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan listed 33 actions the City would implement to improve policing and police-community relations. Those actions span across six categories: Now, approximately one year after the Plan was adopted by the Syracuse Common Council, the Oversight Committee will walk residents through the Reporting Progress website, which is a reporting tool that outlines the progress of the 33-actions promised by the City, and answer pre-submitted questions from the public. The Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan Oversight Committee is comprised of: Transparency and AccountabilityCommunity EngagementPolicies and ProceduresTraining and WellnessDiversity in Hiring and AdvancementAlternatives to PolicingNow, approximately one year after the Plan was adopted by the Syracuse Common Council, the Oversight Committee will walk residents through the Reporting Progress website, which is a reporting tool that outlines the progress of the 33-actions promised by the City, and answer pre-submitted questions from the public. The Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan Oversight Committee is comprised of: Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens, Committee ChairChol Majok, Syracuse Common Council Public Safety ChairRanette Releford, Citizen Review Board AdministratorDavid Chaplin, Mayoral AppointeeBarrie Gewanter, Syracuse Common Council AppointeeSusan Katzoff, Syracuse Corporation Counsel (who was preceded by Kristen Smith, previous Corporation Counsel)Sgt. Mark Rusin, Syracuse Police DepartmentCimone Jordan, Neighborhood and Business Development Planner The Plan also builds upon prior public engagement on policing in the City of Syracuse; Mayor Walsh's 16-Action Executive Order on Syracuse Police Reform and other actions requested by the Syracuse Common Council on police accountability and improving police-community relations. This press release was produced by the City of Syracuse. The views expressed here are the author's own.