There shall be a Community-Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving
Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") consisting
of 20 members appointed by the Mayor of the City of Quincy unless
otherwise noted.
A. Commission
members shall include permanent members and private members.
(1) The
following permanent members shall serve on the Commission until their
successor is appointed: Police and Fire Chiefs, Commissioner of Natural
Resources, Director of Recreation, Superintendent of Schools, City
of Quincy Captain Community Policing, City of Quincy President Police
Patrolmen's Union, President of the Superior Officers' Association,
and a community police officer appointed by the City of Quincy Chief
of Police.
(2) The
following members shall be asked to serve on the Commission until
their successor is appointed: the Executive Director of the Quincy
Housing Authority, an individual from the Probation Department of
the Quincy District Court appointed by the presiding justice of the
Quincy District Court, an individual from the Norfolk County Sheriff's
Department appointed by the Norfolk County Sheriff, a representative
from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and
Families, and an individual from the Norfolk County District Attorney's
office appointed by the Norfolk County District Attorney.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
(3) In
addition, the Mayor shall make every effort to appoint three private
members from the following: court system, social service agencies
and clergy.
(4) In
addition, there shall be three neighborhood representatives from a
community policing area appointed by the Mayor upon the recommendation
of the community police officer.
(5) The
following shall be resources to the Board: Commissioner of Public
Works, Director of Planning and Community Development, Health Commissioner,
Director of Inspectional Services and business leaders.
B. All members
of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
C. A vacancy
shall be filled for the remainder of the term. Upon the expiration
of the term of office of a member, his/her successor shall be appointed
in the same manner aforesaid.
D. The Chairperson
of the Commission shall be the Police Chief of the City of Quincy.
E. There shall
be an Executive Director of the Commission who shall be a resident
of the City of Quincy. The compensation of the Executive Director
shall be established by the Mayor.
A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and
the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the Commission
shall be necessary in order to adopt any motion or resolution. The
Commission shall, from time to time, establish rules for its proceedings.
Regular and special meetings of the Commission shall be held at a
time and place fixed by the Commission. The sessions of the Commission
shall be open to the public, and every matter coming before the Commission
for action shall be put to a vote, the result of which shall be duly
recorded. A full and accurate journal of the proceedings of the Commission
shall be kept and shall be open. All existing collective bargaining
agreements by the City of Quincy and all employees of the Quincy Police
Department are recognized and shall be binding upon all actions of
the Commission.
The Commission is established to create a Quincy organization
which will assist Quincy's communities in building partnerships with
the Quincy Police Department and in assisting the Quincy Police Department
in its mission to serve and to protect and to enhance and expand community
policing and problem-solving efforts. The work, function and purpose
of the Commission shall be limited to the following:
A. Prepare a strategic plan and mission statement based on needs and
objectives of the community and to update the same as needed and deemed
necessary.
B. Identify and prioritize problems that plague communities.
C. Develop, implement and support community police officers with innovative
and effective responses.
D. Organize neighborhood groups of citizens to become activists with
City officials to deter criminal activity.
E. Support the community police officer in his/her efforts to identify
problems and solve problems within the community.
F. Cultivate cooperative problem-solving relationships between private
and public agencies and the community.
G. Educate and inform the public about community policing.
H. Establish and maintain a channel for Quincy residents to volunteer
and/or assist in Quincy's community policing efforts.
I. Foster a recognition that community policing is democracy in action
that requires the active participation of all citizens.
J. Maximize Quincy's share of grant moneys.