Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Chautauqua County Police Departments are seeking public comment prior to drafting the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative plan.

On June 12, state Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 203 requiring each local government in New York State to adopt a policing reform plan by April 1.

The New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative asks all local police agencies to actively engage with stakeholders in the local community and have locally-approved plans for the strategies, policies and procedures of local police agencies. The plan must include the appropriate role of the police, but allow the police to do their jobs to protect the public. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is working with various stakeholder groups to help draft the plan. Various members of the stakeholder groups have completed an online survey and we are now seeking members of the community to complete the survey. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PoliceReformSurvey” https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PoliceReformSurvey

As our next step in this process, we will be hosting various online public comment forums throughout the month of January via Zoom and Facebook Live. The various online public comments will be held in various areas of the county and the dates and times will be announced in early January.

Due to the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in our community, we believe Zoom will be the safest way for members of our community to express their comments. If you wish to participate, please email quattrone@sheriff.us or call 716-753-4900. The links to the meetings will be posted closer to the date. If you cannot attend the forum and would like to submit a comment, you can email it or mail it in to: Sheriff James Quattrone, 15 E. Chautauqua Ave., PO Box 128, Mayville, NY 14757 or to quattrone@sheriff.us