015 District Council Meeting

MEET YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR DC’S PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT

The District Councils have several key roles:

• Building stronger connections between the police and the community at the district level, where the community is a true partner in making the neighborhood safer. They can work with the police to solve problems and set priorities.
• Collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives.
• Holding monthly public meetings, where residents can work with the police on local initiatives rooted in community concerns and priorities. They can also raise and work to address concerns about policing in the district, and increase accountability.
• Working with the community to get input on police department policies and practices.
• Working to develop and expand restorative justice and similar programs in the police district.
• Ensuring that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability gets input from the community, so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods across the city are concerned about.
• Nominating members of the Community Commission. Anyone who serves on the Community Commission must first have the support of elected District Council members.