City Of Peoria: Advisory Committee On Police-Community Relations To Host Virtual Townhall

Press release from the City of Peoria:

June 16, 2021

June 24 Event Will Feature Staff from the Peoria Police Department

 June 16, 2021 (Peoria, IL) Residents interested in learning more about the Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations should plan to attend their June Virtual Townhall, scheduled from 6:00pm-7:00 pm on June 24.  This month’s featured guests will include Captain Scott Cook, Peoria Police Department Patrol Division and Resident Officer James Hodges.  Officer Hodges has been a Resident Officer in the first district since 2019.  The five Resident Officers in Peoria live in City-owned homes with the direction to work primarily within their neighborhoods.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to provide ideas and feedback to the committee. The meeting will be in ZOOM format, but there will also be a phone number available for those who do not have internet access. For those who only want to watch the meeting, it will be later posted on the City of Peoria YouTube channel (cityofpeoriatv).

This Committee advises the Chief of Police, the Mayor, and the City Council on matters to improve police-community relations. As a committee that provides independent means of communication and assistance between the citizens of Peoria and the Peoria Police Department, engaging with residents is one of the top priorities for this volunteer-run group.

Please note space is limited. If you’d like to attend the June 24th townhall, please email Christina Kirby at ckirby@peoriagov.org by noon on June 24. You will be provided with further instruction after receipt of that email. You can also call 309.494.8335.

If you are unable to attend but would like a public comment to be read into the record, please email Ms. Kirby at the above email address by noon on June 24. Public comments will be read into the record at the end of the meeting. Please note that comments will be limited to five minutes. The meeting will conclude at 7:00 p.m. Any comments not read at this meeting will be read at the following meeting in July.

Additional information on the Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations can be found on the City’s website http://www.peoriagov.org/boards-commissions/

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