8 21-0346 Subject: Mayor's Proposed FY 2021-23 Budget Presentation
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Mayor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-23 Proposed Operating And Capital Improvement Budgets
I'm all for making policing more equitable and more efficient, but let's not get the cart ahead of the horse. Get systems and resources REALIGNEDL and TESTED BEFORE police force is reduced. We're already understaffed. Keep the academies going at a rate that will ensure we keep ahead of attrition. I support Loren Taylor's compromise proposal for 3 academies for year 1.
SUPPORT for the Thao, Reid, Taylor Budget Amendments - As someone who works directly with over 400 small and medium size businesses, helping shape our communities and culture of Oakland from east of the lake, please incorporate ALL of the Thao, Reid, Taylor Budget Amendments as brought to Council.
Please also work to fund sufficient police staffing to help secure Oakland's business and resident communities, and to investigate crimes. Attrition rates are high and academies are often needed just to sustain levels in the future. Now more than ever our business communities cannot suffer through conditions that deter customers and clients from coming out and patronizing their business, or their business being victimized.
Historically, the Prescott Neighborhood (in West Oakland Area) has shared police services/coverage with the Downtown/Lake Merritt Area.
Unlike other police beats, our community resource officers are responsible for 4 beats.
Similar to the East Oakland area Gang violence, murder, burglaries, assaults, domestic violence, ...thefts, sideshows plague our neighborhood daily.
We demand a police presence that provides more than evidence collections and coverage for other first responders.
As residents/property owners, We pay for police services and demand them.
THE PRESCOTT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SAY "NO CUTS TO POLICE SERVICES"...WE DEMAND BETTER COVERAGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'm all for making policing more equitable and more efficient, but let's not get the cart ahead of the horse. Get systems and resources REALIGNEDL and TESTED BEFORE police force is reduced. We're already understaffed. Keep the academies going at a rate that will ensure we keep ahead of attrition. I support Loren Taylor's compromise proposal for 3 academies for year 1.
SUPPORT for the Thao, Reid, Taylor Budget Amendments - As someone who works directly with over 400 small and medium size businesses, helping shape our communities and culture of Oakland from east of the lake, please incorporate ALL of the Thao, Reid, Taylor Budget Amendments as brought to Council.
Please also work to fund sufficient police staffing to help secure Oakland's business and resident communities, and to investigate crimes. Attrition rates are high and academies are often needed just to sustain levels in the future. Now more than ever our business communities cannot suffer through conditions that deter customers and clients from coming out and patronizing their business, or their business being victimized.
Thank you