City of Auburn - APD Community Collaborative 2020 on Police & Community Relations
CITY OF AUBURN NYS EO203 COLLABORATIVE ON POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUMMARY (PDF)
CITY OF AUBURN EO 203 CERTIFICATION MAYOR MICHAEL D. QUILL
City of Auburn Collaborative on Police & Community Relations "Connecting Bridges" Final Plan:
CITY OF AUBURN NYS EO203 COLLABORATIVE ON POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUMMARY (PDF)
Residents may submit comments on the above final plan to the Mayor and members of the City Council by March 11, 2021 using one of the following manners:
- Click this link to email your written comments to the entire City Council using our comment webpage.
- Direct mail your written comments via the U. S. Postal Service addressed to the Mayor and City Council, Memorial City Hall, 24 South Street, Auburn, NY 13021.
- Drop off your written comments using the drop box on the front or back entrance of Memorial City Hall, 24 South Street, Auburn, NY 13021. Please address your comments to the attention of the Office of the Mayor and City Council
Click here to visit the APD Community Collaborative homepage: www.AuburnNY.gov/APDCC2020
Click here to take the survey: Auburn residents invited to complete survey on local policing
Public Meeting Notice: There will be a public meeting for the Auburn Police Department Cayuga County Sheriff Department Community Collaborative on Policing on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the meeting will be held via video/teleconference. To register to participate please visit this registration link.
BACKGROUND:
On June 12th, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order #203 which charged that, “each local government must convene stakeholders for a fact-based and honest dialogue about the public safety needs of their community. Each community must envision itself the appropriate role of the police.” The focus is for each community in an effort to eliminate racial inequities in policing, modify and modernize policing strategies, policies, procedures, and practices and to develop better practices to better address the particular needs of communities of color, to promote public safety, improve community engagement, and to foster trust.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Executive Order 203 of 2020
Governor Cuomo August 17, 2020 Letter to Municipalities
New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Resource and Guide
MISSION:
Continuing with the strategies and objectives that have been employed by the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Auburn Police Department, this collaborative community effort seeks to perform a comprehensive review of current law enforcement deployments, strategies, policies, procedures, and practices in order to develop a plan that strives to improve upon them into the future. By utilizing the synergistic “Connecting Bridges” approach, our law enforcement agencies and the people they serve will seek to partner in building mutual trust and respect through understanding of one another while emphasizing the delivery of public safety in a professional, courteous, empathetic, and sensitive way. This will be accomplished if we collectively demand that human dignity for all is the intrinsic goal for the sustained success of these efforts
VISION:
The City of Auburn, its elected officials and its police department will work with the community to create and recommend a plan that incorporates the ideas and needs of the citizens and stakeholders of the City of Auburn. Implementation of this plan is to promote fair and just policing, enhance community relations and engagement, and to foster trust and mutual cooperation.
GOALS:
Perform a comprehensive review and evaluation of current police policies, procedures, and practices.
Develop a plan to improve such policies, procedures, and practices.
Click here to take the survey: Auburn residents invited to complete survey on local policing
View the Auburn Police Department Community Forum on Policing in Our Community, August 10, 2020
On August 10, 2020 the Auburn Police Department (APD) executive team provided a formal presentation to the leadership of Auburn’s social justice organizations. Led by Chief Butler, the goal of this gathering was to enhance understanding of APD’s policies, protocols, operational procedures, and other issues. This event was co-sponsored by the following partner organizations: the Harriet Tubman Center for Justice and Peace; the Auburn/Cayuga Branch of the NAACP; and, the City of Auburn Human Rights Commission. Click here for more information and to view the video recording.
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