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Under Mayor Lovely Warren s 2021-22 budget proposal, the city of Rochester would reduce funding for the Rochester Police Department, increase spending on the newly formed Office of Crisis Intervention Services, and meet a request from the Police Accountability Board for $5 million.
Warren unveiled the the $560.8 million spending plan Friday morning at Rochester City Hall. The plan still requires City Council approval. Council, after three public hearings next month, is expected to vote on it on June 15.
According to Warren, the plan is 5.2% bigger than last year, but she said it will decrease property taxers for the average homeowner by $36. The plan is possible through keeping the tax levy and service fees flat with a combination of reserve funding; deferred capital projects; and better-than-expected revenue collections from such sources as sales taxes, according to a release.
Created: May 04, 2021 11:06 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and other city leaders plan to launch a new Office of Neighborhood Safety, which the mayor says will bring a unified strategy to reduce violence in the city.
In a news conference at the Father Tracey Advocacy Center Tuesday on North Clinton Avenue, leaders said the office would use strategies ranging from coordinating a non-police response to transformative mentoring, job readiness programs, peacekeeping fellowships, and trust-building, among other efforts.
The city specified the fellowship would identify people with a high likelihood of becoming gun violence victims and enroll them in a program that includes peer-to-peer mentorships and earning. Warren said it mirrors similar programs in Newark, New Jersey, and Richmond, California.