Press release
Orleans County Sheriff’s Office has completed the proposed final plan on Police Reform and Reinvention plan that is posted on the: Orleans County website https://orleanscountyny.com/departments/sheriff/ and is open for public comment.
Orleans County residents along with stakeholders are urge to please submit any comments to the proposed final plan.
Consistent with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 203, the Reform and Reinvention Community members’ collaborative committee on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office; has successfully hosted two public forum meetings on, Listening and Learning to review current police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures and practices to develop a plan to improve such deployments, strategies, policies, procedures, and practices, for the purposes of addressing the particular needs of the communities served by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office is promoting community engagement to foster trust, fairness, and legitimacy, and to address any racial bias and disproportionate policing of communities of color.
The report and plan will be reviewed by the Reform and Reinvention Community members’ collaborative committee and open for public input by hosting a third public forum on February 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. This public forum will be held at the Orleans County Office Building, Legislature Chambers on the second floor, 14016 Route 31 west, Albion, NY 14411 and also will be available via Zoom.
Please note due to the directive contained in Executive Order 202.45, as extended, which amended the directives in Executive Order 202.42, 202.38, and 202.10, that limited all non-essential gatherings to allow gatherings of 50 or fewer individuals for any lawful purpose or reason. These meetings will follow Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order with the occupancy limited. We encourage to please follow the Zoom Link that Orleans County is inviting you to the following scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Police Reform and Reinvention
Time: Feb 18, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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