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On the heels of a state-mandated police reform plan, elected officials and local activists introduced a new police oversight effort on the steps of Albany City Hall Wednesday.
Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis and Center for Law and Justice Executive Director Alice Green are looking to move police reform forward via creation of a Public Safety Commission.
They say it augment the work of the Albany Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, whose final report was due to the state April 1st. Ellis, a Democrat, says the commission will be staffed by community members selected by the Common Council.
“That commission would be charged to oversee the collaborative recommendations and implement some of those recommendations. And to do this, we at the time, council members felt, that the collaborative was just the beginning. So this is the next step. And the reform that we re that we re looking at as a city council. This will require a law to be passed for this to hap
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The Albany Common Council voted Monday night to approve the city s Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan.
The Albany Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative presented its draft final report in January, containing recommendations aimed at eliminating structural racism and bias in city policing, via public input. With funding at risk, Governor Andrew Cuomo directed localities statewide to finish their reform plans by April 1. Mayor Kathy Sheehan s administration formulated a plan of action based on the collaborative s work. Look, I think that this has been a hard work put in by residents and, you know, folks from across law enforcement, the community. And, you know, I think that this was an effort that resulted in the most comprehensive report that exists in the state. It s an actionable plan. And I m grateful there were five council members that participated in this process. And it s the beginning, this is the beginning, not the end, the goal was to create
APD Reform Collaborative Finalizing Report to Common Council By Spectrum News Staff City of Albany PUBLISHED 11:05 AM ET Jan. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED January 19, 2021 @11:05 AM
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The Albany Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative is holding its final public meeting virtually at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The focus will be drafting the final report, which will be presented to the Albany Common Council on February 1.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins will be a part of tonight s meeting. Community members are asked to provide feedback on the report.
If you can t attend the virtual meeting, you can still submit recommendations to the mayor s office until Friday.
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The Albany Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative will begin working on its draft report after its public comment period ended Monday night.
The last of seven public input meetings to consider the future of policing in the city of Albany was Monday. The collaborative s goal: eliminating structural racism and bias in city policing, via public input. With state funding at risk, Governor Andrew Cuomo directed localities to finish their reform plans by April.
A Block At A Time founder Danielle Hille says Monday night s session and those that came before were specifically designed to receive public comments through the forums as well as by text messages, emails and phone calls.
Albany Mayor Sheehan Will Run for a Third Term By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET Dec. 21, 2020 PUBLISHED 7:00 PM EST Dec. 21, 2020
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In an exclusive interview with
Capital Tonight, Kathy Sheehan, the mayor of the city of Albany, announced she will be running for a third term.
“Well Susan, I have decided that I am going to run for reelection. I really had planned to only serve two terms, and then 2020 happened, and I realized that the experience, the relationships that I have been able to build at the county level, at the state level, are really important right now as we move through this pandemic and try to rebuild our economy in the city of Albany,” Sheehan explained.