The Village of Cazenovia is seeking the community’s input on its policing needs. Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 203 requires each local government entity with a police agency to perform a comprehensive review of the current police agency and to develop a plan to improve the agency. The goal is to promote community engagement to foster trust, fairness, and legitimacy.
A very important part of that review is to seek public input to understand community needs. There will be a public session to provide initial inputs to the planning process at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Village Hall. For those who prefer to attend remotely, Zoom conference participation is also welcome. Please go to zoom.us and enter Meeting ID: 955 5392 0554. Call the Village Office at 315-655-3041 to obtain the password.
In addition to the public meeting, community members are encouraged to write their comments using an online survey at docs.google.com/forms.
The survey questions are open ended and designed to provide a framework and focus for discussion of local issues and expectations relevant to the Police Department:
- What are the most important missions of our Police Department?
- What specific suggestions do you have to improve how our department accomplishes these missions?
- How effective is our Police Department at meeting the needs of all segments of our community?
- What specific suggestions do you have to improve our department’s approach to policing in Cazenovia?
To keep the planning process moving, comments are requested by December 15.
