Direct staff to create plan for new policing model with fewer officers
In Plain English
Richmond currently uses a community policing approach that requires more officers to work closely with neighborhoods. The city now has fewer police officers than before. Staff will research alternative policing methods that work better with a smaller force and recommend a new approach by June 2021.
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Votes
Approve the item; direct staff to create a transition accountability task force composed by members of the public, including community organizations, individuals who were impacted by law enforcement, and law enforcement. The task force would have access to legally allowable City data, have standing meetings with the city manager and police chief; require the task force to convene within two weeks and report back to the City Council by September 15, 2020, and then monthly thereafter
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