OSWEGO – Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the City of Oswego is beginning the Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, as directed by a June 12 Executive Order #203 from New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo, requiring each local government in the state to adopt a police reform plan by April 2021, or risk losing state aid funding.
Barlow outlined the process, setting the schedule for his administration to complete the requirements and appointing a local committee to work with the Oswego Police Department on developing a plan.
Barlow said the City of Oswego has been working on different concepts and directions since early summer and will forward a preliminary draft to the newly appointed committee to start the process. The committee will review the draft, provide feedback, additional ideas, and work with Barlow and Chief of Police Phil Cady to publish a draft plan for public review.
Barlow said he will host a public forum, inviting the public to hear and review the proposed plan to inject public feedback, opinions and ideas during the forum. Following the forum, the final plan will be revealed and subject to city committee consideration, another public hearing and a final vote of adoption by the Oswego Common Council.
Oswego Policing Committee
Phil Cady – Chief of Oswego Police Department
Dr. Rodmon King – SUNY Oswego Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Greg Oakes – Oswego County District Attorney
Daun Whittaker – Director, Victory Transformation
Eric Bresee – Executive Director, Farnham Family Services
Paul Stewart – Executive Director, Oswego Renaissance Association
“The Oswego Police Department is a well-respected, highly trusted, accredited certified agency protecting our city and playing a key role in moving our community forward. Our theme throughout this process will be to develop ways to bring our police officers closer to our community to build better relationships and improve communication with those we serve and protect,” Barlow said. “We plan to administer a fully transparent process, providing the public with multiple opportunities to provide input and we intend to build upon the good work our police department performs on a daily basis throughout our community.”
Barlow said he plans to hold the first public forum at 6:30 p.m. on December 16 at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake Street, Oswego.
The final plan will be brought to the Common Council for approval in January before being submitted to New York state.
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Get more speeding patrols during the day around 25 mph zones….
13% of the population commits over 50% of the violent crime nationally. We all know what the problem is. But we are supposed to ignore it. That’s racist! No amount of diversity or inclusion B.S. will change this. You can’t ignore unpleasant facts and expect anything to change. But I think you wanks will try. Good luck chasing unicorns.
Replying to Johnson… Well I’d venture to guess that 98% or greater of the crime in Oswego is committed by whites…but keep up your racist comments.
Also, sorry about the L.
Joe Biden quote.
“We should challenge students in these schools. We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”
Who is the racist?
Hey sam….Johnson’s statistics are real. They are from the FBI website. Look it up I did. Sorry these racist facts dont fit your world view. Maybe you should get your slippers and your sippy cup and go to your safe space and have a time out.
Rischarde… I didn’t say that the stats were not right, this is on a story about policing in Oswego, so nationwide those stats might hold up, however not in Oswego. Do you see where I disputed or said he was wrong? Although if you actually do look at the website, which I did, the statistics for 2019 do not reflect this at all, so actually it is wrong. While I sip out of my sippie cup with my slippers on, maybe you should try reading, interpreting and maybe… thinking?