The purpose of the Public Safety and Information Commission is to provide the Common Council, appropriate committees thereof, the City's quasi-judicial boards, and City staff with advisory research, public input, and analysis for matters related to the Ithaca Fire Department, Ithaca Police Department, emergency preparedness, public information and communication, drug abuse, gorge safety, the Ithaca Commons, noise, and special events.
The duties of the Public Safety and Information Commission shall include, as needed, the following:
A. 
To advise on issues related to policing, fire protection, and emergency response.
B. 
To advise on emergency preparedness plans, documents, and policies.
C. 
To advise on issues of public access to information and City communication with the public.
D. 
To advise on issues related to substance abuse.
E. 
To advise on issues related to gorge safety.
F. 
To advise on issues related to the use, maintenance, and design of the Ithaca Commons so as to promote the general welfare and beneficial public use of the Ithaca Commons.
G. 
To advise on issues of public health, peace, welfare, and good order with respect to noise and the regulation of noise under Chapter 240 of the City Code.
H. 
To advise on issues related to special events, assemblies, and parades in the City of Ithaca, including such events considered in Chapter 132 of the City Code.
I. 
To serve as a means of engaging in community outreach and receiving community input on the above-described subject matter in a manner consistent with the diversity, accessibility, and sustainability goals of the City and in conjunction with all appropriate commissions, as necessary, to achieve such goals.