Title
Approval to Allocate Council Goal Funds to Support the Reimagining Public Safety Public Engagement Process
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the allocation of $70,000 of Council Goal funds to provide consultant support for the Reimagining Public Safety engagement process.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the allocation of $70,000 of Council Goal funds to provide consultant support for the Reimagining Public Safety engagement process.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Strategic Planning and Performance Manager, Office of Performance and Innovation, 360.753.8406
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
The City Council has heard from the community the need to reduce inequities and bias in Olympia's public safety system, and to create a criminal justice system that works for everyone. In January, the Ad Hoc Committee on Public Safety approved a process to reimagine public safety using a community-led approach called Participatory Leadership.
This approach to engage the public is led by a Community Work Group made of ten community members, who will learn about Olympia's criminal justice system and host a series of community conversations, focus groups, and community surveys to hear from community members about their experiences and perspectives. The Work Group will use what they hear and learn throughout the approximate 6-7-month process to deliver to Council a definition for what public safety means to Olympians, and goals and recommendations for reimagining a criminal justice system that works for all.
Since January, preparations have been underway to ready for the launch of this process, including forming the Community Work Group, meeting with City staff who work in the criminal justice system, conducting community stakeholder interviews, and developing and sharing educational presentations on Olympia's criminal justice system with the Council Ad Hoc Committee on ...
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