Heads Up September 16, 2022
Holiday Closures
All City of Boulder administrative facilities and Age Well Centers will be closed Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Some facilities and services will remain open.
Update on Reimagine Policing Public Engagement Process and Timeline
Reimagine Policing core team staff are working with the city’s consultant, National Policing Institute (Institute), to launch the next public engagement window (Engagement Window IV) for the Reimagine Policing project. The goal of Window IV is to receive feedback on the draft Reimagine Policing plan, which is available on the Reimagine Policing website in English and Spanish.
Here is an update on current efforts and next steps:
In addition, Reimagine Policing Process Subcommittee (Council Members Rachel Friend and Tara Winer, and community members Mallory Kates and Marina LaGrave) also reviewed the draft survey and alternative engagement plan (described further below) at the Aug. 25, 2022 Process Subcommittee meeting.
The community survey will be sent to a representative randomized sample of Boulder households for statistical validity and rigor, and be made publicly available to other Boulder community members who wish to participate. Survey feedback from the non-representative sample will be considered by the team but kept separate from the representative sample. Please feel free to contact Wendy Schwartz at schwartzw@bouldercolorado.gov if you wish to view a copy of the draft survey sent to CAG representatives or have any other questions.
For more information, please contact Reimagine Policing Project Manager Wendy Schwartz at schwartzw@bouldercolorado.gov.
Regards, Nuria
[1] City staff engaged Boulder County NAACP during previous phases of engagement for the Reimagine Policing plan, including providing stipends to NAACP to facilitate the Black/African American Leadership Team, and implementing suggestions from the team in the planning and process – including the opportunity to review the draft community survey prior to release. The Institute has spoken with NAACP at length. NAACP indicated it is not interested in collaborating as an organization or reviewing the survey; but would direct individual members interested in participating to the Institute’s researcher(s). The Institute and the city are exploring alternative options to ensure the voice of Black/African American community members continues to be heard in this process.