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Police Engagement Recommendations

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Ad Hoc Committee | Diversity Equity Inclusion | Police Engagement Working Group

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  1. Police Engagement Working Group Work (PEWG) in the Long Term (video timestamp 7:20)
    1. Extend the work for 6-12 months
    2. Contract with Prof. David Harris to consult on police best practices
    3. Make PEWG a permanent part of the Community Relations Board (CRB)
    4. Form a community taskforce to solve longtime problems
    5. Hold Quarterly Community Conversations with the Commissioners, CRB, and Mt. Lebanon Police Department (MLPD)
  2. Recruiting, Hiring, HR (video timestamp 11:09) – increase the diversity of demographics, skill sets, and life experiences of police officers
  3. Inclusion and Community Building (video timestamp 16:29)
    1. Use gender inclusive language in police union contract, policy manuals, etc.
    2. Require all MLPD employees to participate in regular ongoing DEI and accessibility training
    3. Enhance MLPD visibility and image in the community and improve communications
    4. Patrol officers should frequently engage positiviely with all community members as a concerted effort to build bridges and address the needs of traditionally vulnerable and marginalized populations
  4. Contracted Professionals and Collaboration (video timestamp 19:35)
    1. Contract with a data analyst(s) who report(s) to the Commissioners to assist with developing and implementing a police data transparency program
    2. Expand external partnerships with mental health professionals during crisis and follow up
  5. Policies and Contracts (video timestamp 23:41)
    1. Renegotiate police union contracts so that officers who have been fired/suspended for cause may not have the decision reversed through any arbitration process independent of the MLPD Administration & the Civil Service Board
    2. Adopt a social media policy for al municipal employees to ensure that employees representing Mt. Lebanon are not being unduly influenced by hateful rhetoric
    3. Require periodic credit history, social media checks, and fitness reevaluation for active duty officers and MLPD employees
    4. Opt into the Allegheny County Independent Police Review Board

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Working Group 3 Members

These are the beautiful people within our community that volunteered their time and labor for the benefit of Mt. Lebanon; thank you! Board membership rosters are publicly available on the municipality’s website.

  • Joshua D. Anderegg
  • April Bryan
  • Lindsay M. Cashman
  • Joseph J. Jackson
  • Stuart M. Kurland
  • Vincent M. Maddox
  • Dr. Terry Timm 
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