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Gilroy’s quality-of-life officer program receives council review; council directed continued service-based approach
Summary
City staff presented the annual report on the Quality of Life police officer program, which began as a pilot in 2021 and was made permanent in 2024. The program emphasizes outreach, referrals and cleanups alongside limited enforcement; council received the report and asked follow-up questions about cleanup metrics and referrals.
City staff presented the 2024 annual report for Gilroy’s Quality of Life (QL) police officer program at the April 21 meeting and the council formally received the report.
The program, launched as a pilot in November 2021 and staffed starting March 2022, focuses on outreach, enforcement balanced with referrals to service providers and collaboration with community organizations. Staff said the program’s emphasis is “leading with compassion” when officers make contact and that the program was made permanent by the council in January 2024 after staff cited positive community impact.
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