Title
Approval of the 2021 Ad Hoc Committee on Public Safety Work Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the 2021 Ad Hoc Committee on Public Safety Work Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the 2021 Ad Hoc Committee on Public Safety Work Plan.
Staff Contact:
Debbie Sullivan, Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8499
Presenter(s):
Debbie Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Background and Analysis:
The new Ad Hoc Committee on Public Safety is proposing to meet monthly starting in January 2021 through August 2021 to correspond with the Re-Imagining Public Safety public engagement process.
The Committee met on December 10 and unanimously approved a work plan. The work plan is based on the Ad Hoc Committee’s stated purpose “…to develop a greater understanding of the current public safety system (policing, courts, jail, etc.) and consider recommendations to Council on policy and budget options that will reduce inequities, eliminate bias, and create a public safety system that works for all.”
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The City is launching a community-wide public engagement process to re-imagine public safety in 2021.
Options:
1. Approve the work plan and schedule.
2. Direct staff to amend the work plan by removing or adding topics.
Financial Impact:
N/A
Attachments:
2021 Work Plan