Archived page - The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force published its final report in February 2021.
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
The Task Force will:
- Develop recommendations that reimagine the Montgomery County Police Department and all public safety programs by January 18, 2021;
- Discuss institutional racism in public safety and explore opportunities for reforms in policies and programs that disproportionately impact communities they serve;
- Review police operations that may not be mission focused;
- Reimagine the County response to community needs for health and social services where Police are filling the void; and
- Provide input on the independent and comprehensive, including racial bias, audit of the Police Department.
The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force has 5 subcommittees, or Focus Areas:
- Community Needs - 911 and 311 Data
- Budget and Structure
- Police Department Programs
- Alternative Programs to Police & Jail
- Health, Social Services & Crisis Response System
Task Force Meeting Archive
- August 31, 2020 - meeting video | presentation slides (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 - meeting video
- October 28, 2020 - meeting video
- November 9, 2020, Racial Equity and Social Justice - meeting video | presentation slides (PDF)
- November 19, 2020 - meeting video
- December 3, 2020, Community Input Survey discussion - meeting video
- December 17, 2020 - meeting video
- January 8, 2021 - meeting video
- February 4, 2021 - media briefing
- February 9, 2021, Task Force Recommendations Report - Discussion and Roundtable - meeting video
- June 30, 2021 - Preliminary Audit Report Press Conference video
- July 7, 2021 - Community Forum on MCPD Preliminary Recommendations Report and Reimagining Public Safety implementation updates - meeting video
Meetings
Watch full Task Force meetings live-streamed on
- County Cable Montgomery - Comcast/RCN Channel 6 | HD Channel 996 | Verizon Channel 30
For information to participate in Task Force Focus Area meetings, send a request to [email protected].
Community Representatives
See community representatives, with their biographies
County Departments
| Department | Representative |
|---|---|
| Office of Community Partnerships | Diane Vu, Director |
| Department of Correction and Rehabilitation | Ben Stevenson, Acting Chief, Community Corrections Division |
| Office of the County Attorney | Vlatka Tomazic, Assistant County Attorney |
| County Council | Susan Farag, Legislative Analyst |
| Office of the County Executive |
BB Otero, Special Assistant to the County Executive
Debbie Spielberg, Special Assistant to the County Executive Caroline Sturgis, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer |
| East County Regional Office | Jewru Bandeh, Director |
| Fire and Rescue Services | Dorcus Howard Richards, Assistant Chief & Executive Officer, Office of the Fire Chief |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
Luis Cardona, Administrator, Positive Youth Development
Raymond Crowel, Psy.D., Director Amanda Harris, Chief, Services to End and Prevent Homelessness Dorne Hill, Acting Administrator, Trauma and Crisis Services Athena Morrow, Manager, Adult Forensics Services |
| Office of Human Rights | James Stowe, Director |
| Office of Labor Relations | Steven Blivess, Acting Chief |
| Office of Legislative Oversight |
Chris Cihlar, Ph.D., Director
Elaine Bonner Tompkins, Ph.D., Senior Legislative Analyst |
| Office of Management and Budget |
Jennifer Bryant, Acting Budget Director
David Gottesman, CountyStat Manager Trevor Lobaugh, Fiscal and Policy Analyst |
| Montgomery County Police Department |
Tom Didone, Assistant Chief
Willie Parker-Loan, Assistant Chief Dinesh Patil, Assistant Chief Ronald Smith, Assistant Chief |
| Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice | Tiffany Ward, Director |
Labor Unions Representing County Employees
| Labor Union | Representative |
|---|---|
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 | Torrie Cooke, President |
| International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664 | Jeffrey Buddle, President |
| Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association | Marcine Goodloe, President |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 1994 MCGEO | Gino Renne, President |
County Agencies, Local Municipalities, and Others
| Agency | Representative |
|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Village Police | John Fitzgerald, Chief |
| Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Montgomery County Division | Darryl McSwain, Chief |
| Office of the Public Defender | Allen Wolf, District Public Defender |
| State's Attorney's Office | John McCarthy, State Attorney |
| Montgomery County Sheriff's Office | Darren Popkin, Sheriff |
| City of Takoma Park Police | Antonio DeVaul, Chief |