2-80-030 Commission – Purpose.

   The purpose of the Commission is to:

   (1)   increase public safety;

   (2)   ensure that Department activities are directed toward maximizing public health and safety while minimizing any harm to City residents;

   (3)   build trust and improve interactions between and among the Department and the people it serves;

   (4)   ensure that Department policies and practices are rooted in community needs and public input;

   (5)   increase public support for Department policies and practices;

   (6)   ensure that Department resources are not used inefficiently to address public health or safety issues that other professionals are better equipped to address;

   (7)   encourage preventative, proactive, community-based, and evidence-based approaches to public safety;

   (8)   increase transparency and public input into Department operations, policies, and performance;

   (9)   provide the residents of every Chicago community with meaningful opportunities to shape Department policies and practices that affect their lives;

   (10)   help to bring the City into compliance with the Consent Decree as soon as is practicable;

   (11)   increase efficiency in the use of public safety resources; and

   (12)   increase public accountability of the Department, COPA, and the Police Board.

(Added Coun. J. 7-21-21, p. 33219, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 4)