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Under Mayor Lovely Warren s 2021-22 budget proposal, the city of Rochester would reduce funding for the Rochester Police Department, increase spending on the newly formed Office of Crisis Intervention Services, and meet a request from the Police Accountability Board for $5 million.
Warren unveiled the the $560.8 million spending plan Friday morning at Rochester City Hall. The plan still requires City Council approval. Council, after three public hearings next month, is expected to vote on it on June 15.
According to Warren, the plan is 5.2% bigger than last year, but she said it will decrease property taxers for the average homeowner by $36. The plan is possible through keeping the tax levy and service fees flat with a combination of reserve funding; deferred capital projects; and better-than-expected revenue collections from such sources as sales taxes, according to a release.
Created: May 14, 2021 11:57 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Rochester s Police Accountability Board will be fully funded at $5 million as part of the city s proposed 2021-22 budget, Mayor Lovely Warren announced Friday as part of her budget proposal, which sits at $560.8 million.
Warren said the move gives the board autonomy to hire staff and begin investigating allegations of officer misconduct.
Previously, the Police Accountability Board (PAB)
had requested the exact amount, saying funding would allow the board to hire 55 staff members, and the three bureaus would focus on officer accountability, systemic change, and a bureau of administration. This is a victory called for and created by so many Rochesterians, and we join with them in celebrating this historic moment, PAB Executive Director Conor Dwyer Reynolds said. “From Mayor Warren to Council President Scott to staff in the budget department, we are grateful to the City officials who joined together
By Phillip Boudreaux Rochester UPDATED 5:27 PM ET May. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:53 PM ET May. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:53 PM EDT May. 14, 2021
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. Mayor Lovely Warren on Friday proposed a new $560.8 million budget aimed at expanding pandemic relief programs, addressing police reform, increasing public safety efforts and funding a civilian Police Accountability Board.
The budget would create the position of Public Safety Commissioner, fund the civilian Police Accountability Board and give it autonomy to hire staff and begin investigating allegations of officer misconduct. The budget would also expand the Person in Crisis teams and Victim’s Assistance Unit, fund an Office of Neighborhood Safety and administer a Peacemakers Fellowship for residents who live close to violence.
PHOTO BY GINO FANELLI Mayor Lovely Warren introduced her 2021-22 budget on Friday, May 14. Mayor Lovely Warren on Friday unveiled a budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that she called historic and would cut funding for the Rochester Police Department, expand the city s crisis intervention services, and provide the new Police Accountability Board with the full $5 million it had requested. The $561 million budget proposal, which the mayor presented to members of the media in City Council chambers, represents a 5.2-percent increase over last year s spending plan. Despite the jump, the average homeowner is expected to pay $36 a year less in property taxes, a decrease that would be offset by a $205 rise in taxes for businesses, according to the budget.
Created: May 14, 2021 06:33 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) By law, the investigation into the shooting death Friday morning is in the hands of the New York State Attorney General.
In New York, every death in police custody or at the hands of police is handled by the attorney general, whether the person killed was armed or not.
In an email Friday, the State Attorney General s Office said its special investigations team opened an investigation into the death of a civilian who died this morning. The attorney general was called by Mayor Lovely Warren just before the mayor s press conference on the city budget.