When a St. Paul resident dials 911, their call is routed according to one of five priority levels — priority one or two (emergency), priority three (urgent), or priority four or five (routine).
It’s that last category that has piqued the interest of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s office. Could someone other than a police officer respond to reports of loud parties, barking dogs, or even shoplifters held by store personnel and drunken, disorderly or mentally ill individuals who do not appear to be causing imminent harm?
Responding to both social and financial pressure to find an alternative to police response for such calls, Carter’s office on Thursday announced the city’s Community-First Public Safety Commission.
The 48-member commission will work with staff from city departments and six county departments. The commission will convene for five months in a process led by the Citizens League and will provide recommendations to the mayor and city council in May 2021. They’ll also look at the possibility of creating a new city office to oversee the work.
The 48-member commission will be co-chaired by Acooa Ellis, senior vice president of community impact with the Twin Cities United Way, and John Marshall, director of community relations with Xcel Energy.
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