ACP schedules September public forum at Council Office Building; staff to lead outreach

The Advisory Commission on Policing agreed to hold its next public forum in September at the Council Office Building, and staff will work with the county public information office on outreach.

Susan (Staff member) told commissioners the Council Office Building provides seating, microphones and the ability to offer Spanish interpretation; she asked whether commissioners preferred the forum on their regular second‑Monday meeting night. Commissioners agreed the regular meeting night was acceptable. Susan said running a hybrid (in‑person plus virtual) forum would require additional staff resources and she would check availability.

Staff and commissioners discussed outreach methods. Susan said she could coordinate a press release with the county public information office and asked commissioners to share the forum call with community contacts and council newsletters. Commissioners asked that rec centers and libraries be included on the distribution list and suggested collecting community topic suggestions by June so staff could shape the program.

Discussion vs. decision: the commission set the forum timing and location (decision) and requested staff to prepare outreach and logistics (direction). The precise date in September will be confirmed after venue scheduling and staff availability are verified.

Next steps: staff will draft language for the ACP website and a press release, confirm interpretation and hybrid capability with county staff, and circulate suggested topics and dates to commissioners for finalization.