In June 2020, Town Council adopted a resolution on developing new community approaches to improve racial equity and public safety in Chapel Hill. As part of the discussion, Council created the Re-Imagining Community Safety Task Force (Task Force) to consider best practices research and innovative ideas for identifying approaches to ensure public safety for everyone.
Read their Final Report
Drawing on community perspectives, Town department insights, and data from Chapel Hill and other jurisdictions, the mission of the Task Force was to bring forth concrete, actionable recommendations to the Council to achieve the following:
Read the charge.
Read the charter.(PDF, 66KB)
The Task Force met multiple times in 2020 and 2021 before presenting their final report to Council in June 2021.
June 14, 2021
June 7, 2021
May 26, 2021
May 17, 2021
May 3, 2021
April 19, 2021
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February 22, 2021
December 14, 2020
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November 9, 2020
October 26, 2020
This topic came to Council several times. You can review those materials here.