Coalition on Community Safety and Engagement

Members:

Jim Poulin – President of the Yorktown Lions
Rabbi Robbie Weiner – Yorktown Interfaith Coalition
Rosemarie Panio – Chairperson of the Senior Advisory Committee
Toni Reynolds – Citizen Representative
Liz Rivera – Citizen Representative
Peter Lanza – Vice President of the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce
Paul Cirillo – Youth Representative

Supervisor Matt Slater**
Police Chief Robert Noble**

**Members required by the Executive Order

Package Submitted to NYS on March 30, 2021: CCSE Report to NYS.zip

Purpose:
On June 12, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order 203, which requires all local governements with a police agency to perform a comprehensive review of current police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures, and practices. The Executive Order also requires a plan to be developed to improve any deficiencies or shortfalls that may be identified. Yorktown is required to transmit a report and a signed certification form to the Director of the Division of Budget by April 1, 2021.

The focus of the task force is to review and evaluate the Yorktown Police Department:

Use of force policies
Implicit bias awareness training
De-escalation training and practices
Law enforcement assisted diversion programs
Restorative justice practices
Community-based outreach and conflict resolution

Scheduled Meetings:
The Yorktown Coalition Community Safety and Engagement Taskforce will meet on the following dates via Zoom Video Conference beginning at 7:30 pm:

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - Working Group
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - Listening Session
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - Working Group
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - Listening Session
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - Listening Session
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - Working Group

All meetings will be broadcast live on the town's cable channels and website here. Register with the Town Clerk to participate in these meetings. To view recorded meetings click here.

PowerPoint Presentations

Yorktown Releases Police Review

Recommendations include body camera testing, civilian complaint reports

Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater today released the Yorktown Coalition on Community Safety and Engagement’s report on the Yorktown Police Department.

The report was prepared in compliance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 203 requiring all local governments with police departments to perform a comprehensive review of current police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures and practices. After the review, local governments are required to prepare a plan to improve any deficiencies or shortfalls identified during the process by April 1, 2021.

The report’s recommendations include testing of body cameras, quarterly reports about civilian complaints, and annual anti-bias and de-escalation service training for officers.