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Citizen urges ADA-related police training, council asks staff to follow up
Summary
At a Virginia Beach City Council meeting, a public speaker asked that seized-asset funds be used for ADA-related police training and accommodations; staff said the police department already receives ADA training and council asked for separate follow-up.
During the public hearing portion of the meeting, Craig Hansen addressed the council about an ordinance involving Police Federal/State seized asset funds and asked that the city ensure training and accommodations for people with disabilities.
Hansen said he wanted specific training and reasonable accommodations and cited concrete examples: "Reasonable accommodation to be something very simple as an accessible vehicle for transacting supporting somebody," and emphasized the need for effective communication. He asked the council to consider directing seized-asset funds toward that kind of training and support.
Council members and staff responded during consent discussion that the police department receives ADA training as part of the police academy curriculum and through annual in-service training. Council members suggested the matter warranted follow-up outside the consent vote and directed staff to examine Hansen’s concerns and report back.
The council did not take immediate action specifically implementing Hansen’s request at the meeting; instead it approved the broader consent agenda that included a police seized-asset appropriation for software, equipment and training and asked staff to follow up on the public comment.
