[in person] 7th Police District Council - Englewood
Chicago Police District Councils6151 S Normal Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60621 Chicago, IL 60621 (Directions)
Kelly Branch, Chicago Public Library
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Pre-research resources
- CPD 7th District - Englewood
- District Council 007
- Block Club Chicago: Englewood 7th Police District Council Candidates
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
Englewood police district council discusses its role in the community
Good evening! I’ll be live-tweeting the 7th Police District Council - Englewood meeting for @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
05:48 PM May 30, 2023 CDT
The meeting is taking place at the Kelly Branch, Chicago Public Library on 6151 S. Normal Ave.
The crowd fills in. The majority of the attendees are Chicago Police Officers. https://t.co/q3aulBVtH1
Chair of the District Council: Teresa Chandler calls the meeting to order.
All three district council members have confirmed/passed their roles on the council. https://t.co/JGH63cbfTn
On to the next item on the agenda; Public commentary. No public commentary at the moment. But more community members are filing in.
District council members are now delivering updates on upcoming events in the 20th Ward.
Public comments that were just submitted begin. Mr. Johnson from the 17th ward is attending the meeting to address low voter turnout/civic engagement in neighboring communities.
Ms. Miller, a community organizer from the neighborhood has asked if alderpeople have direct contact with 311 to address Englewood resident’s complaints.
Joseph Williams: Community Engagement Coordinator begins a presentation on the 7th District Council. Englewood has 5 Alderpeople that serve the community. Hall, Lopez, Coleman, Taylor, and Moore. https://t.co/c1dXLf8ioK
This meeting was put together in a week. Council members are detailing their roles to the community members.
District Council member Williams ends his presentation. The next meeting is undetermined but will take place in June. With no further business, there’s a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded. Meeting adjourned.
The City of Chicago District Council 7th meeting ends at 6:49 p.m. This ends my coverage for @chidocumenters find more information through Jana Simovic’s notes at http://documenters.org
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Agency Information
Chicago Police District Councils
Each of the 22 District Councils is made up of three people elected by residents of the police district in regular municipal elections every four years, though anyone can participate in District Council work, and the more people who participate, the more effective the District Councils can be. The first District Council elections occurred in February 2023. Just as Chicagoans vote for a mayor and a local ward Alderperson, they also vote for up to three people to serve on the District Council.
The District Councils have several key roles:
- Building stronger connections between the police and the community at the district level, where the community is a true partner in making the neighborhood safer. They can work with the police to address problems and set priorities.
- Collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives.
- Holding monthly public meetings, where residents can work on local initiatives rooted in community concerns and priorities. They can also raise and work to address concerns about policing in the district, and increase accountability.
- Working with the community to get input on police department policies and practices. Working to develop and expand restorative justice and similar programs in the police district.
- Ensuring that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability gets input from the community, so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods across the city are concerned about.
- Nominating members of the Community Commission. Anyone who serves on the Community Commission must first have the support of elected District Council members.
(Source: Municipal Code of Chicago, 2-80-070(a) and (e))
For a map of police districts, visit https://www.chicagocityscape.com/maps/index.php#/?places_type=chipolicedistrict.
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