ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Less than a week before the deadline for police reform plans to be submitted to the state, Rochester’s plan is in it’s final stages.
Rochester City Council released its list of proposed changes to Mayor Warren’s draft plan Friday night. The City Council will vote on the plan Monday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced Executive Order 203 created the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, which requires all New York local police departments and governments to collaborate with their communities on a specific plan for change.
The 2021 agenda states, “Localities are required to engage their community and ratify a plan by April 1, 2021. Failure to complete this process will result in loss of State funding.”