Updated SPD Reform and Reinvention Plan focuses on transparency
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A second version of the draft plan was released following feedback from the community and Common Council.
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The city of Syracuse has released an updated version of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, using feedback from the Common Council and the community to add commitments.
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens and Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner discussed the changes at the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday.
“The Common Council has really held our feet to the fire,” Buckner said. “We’ve had some tough conversations along the way, but I think we all should feel good about where we are today.”
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Onondaga County Legislature Passes Police Reform Plan By Hayley Foran and Lacey Leonardi Onondaga County UPDATED 12:58 PM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:45 AM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:45 AM EST Mar. 09, 2021
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The Onondaga County Police Reform & Reinvention Collaborative Plan was adopted unanimously at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in a 17-0 vote in the county Legislature.
County Legislator Chris Ryan gave many accolades, and added that D.A. William Fitzpatrick was the one who stepped forward and suggested that all the police agencies in Onondaga County work together on this executive ordered police reform plan instead of having 20 different plans submitted saying different things.
Mr. Ryan read a list of names of people w
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Breaking down the proposed Syracuse police reform plan
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The plan outlines steps to reform SPD’s hiring process, response and community outreach, among other changes.
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Syracuse’s Common Council on Monday delayed a vote on a draft of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan until next week. The 76-page plan outlines steps to reform the Syracuse Police Department’s hiring process, response and community outreach, among other changes.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated reform and reinvention plans in June for every municipality in New York state in response to nationwide protests against police brutality. Cuomo required each area to submit finalized versions of the plans to Albany by April.