City Of Peoria: Advisory Committee On Police-Community Relations To Host Virtual Townhall On July 22

Press release from the City of Peoria:

July 14, 2021

July 22 Event Will Feature Community Programs and Resources

July 14, 2021 (Peoria, IL) Residents interested in learning more about the Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations should attend their July Virtual Townhall, scheduled from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm on July 22.  This month’s featured guests include Chief Demario Boone, Director of School Safety for Peoria Public Schools, and Chris Johnson, Focused Deterrence Project Manager for the Peoria Police Department.  A lifelong resident of Peoria, Chief Boone focuses on providing safe environments for young people.  He recently led the charge to establish “Lights on, Peoria”, a weekend program available at Manual and Peoria High Schools that provides teenagers with a variety of programs and services. Chief Boone leads an award-winning school safety team and has been in his current position since 2016.  Chris Johnson will speak about the Peoria Police Resource Center, located at 2300 N. Wisconsin.  This East Bluff location serves as a hub for education, job training, computer training, health services, and more.

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 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.

Space is limited. To attend the July 22nd townhall, please email Christina Kirby at ckirby@peoriagov.orgby noon on July 22. 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 July 22. 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 August.

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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