DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Maria Villagomez, Deputy City Manager
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: Update on Police Services Review Project
SUMMARY:
The Public Safety Committee will receive an update on the Police Services Review Project including:
* Overall Status of the Project and Timeline
* Recommendations from Community Health and Equity Committee
* Results of Community Engagement
* Framework of Recommendations
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A framework for a review of Police Services was presented by the City Manager to the Mayor and City Council as part of the FY 2021 Budget process. This framework centered around addressing foundational issues, community expectations of the police department, community input and service alternatives. On December 11, 2020 the City Manager provided a plan to review and analyze police service response over the next several months to the Mayor and City Council. The goal of this review is to distinguish between calls that require a traditional police response from those calls that may be better handled by another City department or combination of police and other service provider.
On May 5, 2021, City Council was briefed on the results of the community survey and the findings of the UTSA Review of Police Services Calls. In addition, the briefing outlined the community input process and the schedule for presenting this information to the Public Safety Committee and City Council.
Foundational Issues
As part of the foundational issues that will be addressed, accountability and discipline are top priorities. These priorities are being addressed as part of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA). The City Council was briefed on May 5th on the City's priorities for the collective bargaining negotiations.
Community Expectations of the Police Department
Part of this project focuses on understanding the community...
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