Appoint Gabrielle Poccia to the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing for term to expire June 26, 2027

The Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) began its work in September 2018. It is tasked with monitoring the City’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement USDOJ v. City of Portland, and is itself a part of that agreement. It also works to ensure community input into police directive review and other policy issues, and reviews the Portland Police Bureau’s community engagement effort, racial equity plan, and more.This report appoints one community member, Gabrielle Poccia, to an at-large position on the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing for a 2-year term ending on June 26, 2027. On the behalf of the City of Portland, we would like to express our thanks to outgoing members Ronak Patel, Ashley Schofield, and Kyle Robinson for their service to the City in their time with the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP).

There is no economic or real estate impact related to this appointment.

All Portlanders may be impacted by the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing’s work.Recommendations from PCCEP are presented to the Commissioner-in-Charge of the Police Bureau, as well as the Chief of Police or designate, on a rolling basis. Community involvement is an important part of each of these processes.PCCEP meetings are generally open to the public, and PCCEP conducts community engagement to try and include as many Portlanders as possible in PCCEP's work.The Community Safety Division's Advisory Boards and Commissions Unit conducted significant community engagement to ensure awareness of the opportunity and application across the diverse communities of Portland, including outreach to community groups, public newsletters and postings, neighborhood associations, and more. This resulted in a large and diverse pool, with strong candidates to fill current vacancies and additional strong candidates kept on file should future vacancies occur in the next year.

There is no financial or budgetary impact related to this appointment.

Although it is incorporated into the sustainable procurement policy, this specific report does not impact the city’s use of energy or pursuit of the 100% renewable goal.