Hercules To Host Second Virtual Town Hall On Community Policing

Press release from the City of Hercules:

August 3, 2020

On Monday, August 10th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, the City of Hercules will be hosting a second Virtual Town Hall on Community Policing. This second Town Hall follows a first one held on July 7th, and a special City Council meeting on July 20th, dedicated to community policing. The second Town Hall Meeting will allow for community members to continue the dialogue from the prior meetings and for more information to be shared. This moderated Town Hall will once again be hosted by City Manager David Biggs and Police Chief William Imboden.

The City of Hercules looks forward to continued engagement with our residents on these important matters and to having an on-going dialogue. Suggestions and feedback from the prior Town Hall have already resulted in actions like the suspension of the choroid hold from the Police Department’s Use of Force Policy, a commitment to hold an annual Town Hall in March of each year to review a Police Department report card, and the City will also be implementing implicit bias and other training to better ensure our employees are prepared to well serve our diverse community. We will provide updates on these and other responses to questions at the August 10th Town Hall.

If you were unable to share your comments at the prior Town Hall, please join us for this second opportunity to be part of the community discussion. If you were unable to participate in the first Town Hall on July 7th you can view a recording of that meeting here: July 7th Town Hall

Like last time, the Town Hall Meeting will be held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health concerns, as well as current restrictions on public gatherings under the Contra Costa County shelter in place orders.

Interested participants may attend and participate in the Town Hall Meeting via Zoom.

• To access the meeting by computer or smartphone, go to:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83995246043?pwd=L2w4VHZNckF2TUZmWmlWY2wvUVlZZz09

Passcode: 719249

• To dial-in via phone: 1-669-900-6833 or 1-408-638-0968 and enter Webinar ID: 839 9524 6043 Passcode: 719249
• Or iPhone one-tap :

US: +16699006833,,83995246043#,,,,,,0#,,719249#

or +13462487799,,83995246043#,,,,,,0#,,719249#

Those who would like to submit their comments in writing ahead of time can email townhall@ci.hercules.ca.us. These will be made part of the record of the Town Hall and provided to the City Council for their consideration and use at a future City Council meeting, but will NOT be read verbally at the Town Hall.

This press release was produced by the City of Hercules. The views expressed are the author's own.