[Adopted by Order No. 97-071 (Ch. 2.138 of the 1993 Code)]
A. 
Over the years, maintaining public order has shifted from being primarily the responsibility of families, communities and individuals, assisted by police officers, to being primarily the responsibility of the police alone. In the process, enforcing laws and exacting penalties have become the principal if not the sole response to public order and safety issues.
B. 
Community policing reverses that trend by recognizing that the community at large is responsible for the conditions that generate crime. Deterrence, law enforcement and incarceration by themselves cannot resolve the underlying conditions that cause crime and social disorder. In fact, specific responsible people within the community have as much to do with the overall policing of the community and the regulation of conduct as uniformed police officers.
C. 
To cultivate this transition, an educational process and heightening of awareness must take place. The community must accept and share responsibility with the police for social order and both must work cooperatively in order to identify problems and develop proactive community-wide solutions. The police must acknowledge that they cannot do the job alone, recognize that they have valuable resources available to them within the community and understand that the community must be involved in the problem-solving process. In turn, government and community leaders must recognize and accept responsibility for keeping their neighborhoods safe. Communities must take a unified stand against crime, violence and disregard for the law. The Police Department must help build stronger, more self-sufficient communities, communities in which crime and disorder will not thrive.
D. 
Community policing is democracy in action. All who share a concern for the welfare of the neighborhood should bear responsibility for safeguarding that welfare.
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.