Owego, NY – As directed by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order of June 12, 2020, all local governments are required to participate, adopt a policing reform plan and submit it to the State by April 1. Tioga County has been working on the plan since September and has since completed Phase 1. Next, is Phase 2 which is a Community Conversation between the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department and Tioga County community members.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A story about the initial survey was posted on November 23, 2020, on MyHometownToday.com
As part of our Phase 1 Plan, in November, an online/mail in survey was created and made available to all Tioga County citizens. Community response was good with over 575 respondents and comments from the community. Surveys were submitted via the internet and by hard copy.
Phase 2 of our plan is to host a community-wide conversation with citizens from all parts of Tioga County. The conversation will be centered on policies and procedures of the Sheriff’s Department and will address questions and comments we received from the recent Community Wide Survey. Panel members on the call will include Tioga County Sheriff, District Attorney, Public Defender, County Mental Hygiene and Probation. Community members from around the county will be asked to participate, as will the media. We have reached out to all Tioga County Municipalities for suggestions of participants from their community.
The meeting will be held sometime during the last week in January and not be in person but virtually via zoom. More information will be shared as soon as final decisions are made.
