For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 3, 2021
The Commission would like to hear from the community on their thoughts and experiences on drug enforcement in the County
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 3, 2021—The Policing Advisory Commission (PAC) will hold a virtual public hearing on June 14, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to hear from the community regarding their thoughts and experiences on the issue of drug enforcement in the County. This includes drug possession arrests and interactions that resulted in stop and frisk or search for drugs in which no drugs were found, and the issuance of civil citations for possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana.
Community members are invited to register to provide live testimony during the public hearing or to submit written, audio, or video testimony. Community members are asked to limit their live testimony to no more than three minutes and to one speaker per organization (if applicable). Written, audio, and visual testimony submitted prior to the public hearing may be longer, if needed. The deadline to register to speak at the public hearing is 11:59 p.m. on June 13, 2021.
The following are examples of questions for members of the public to reflect on and address via their testimony:
Background
The Policing Advisory Commission was created in 2019 by the Montgomery County Council in response to the ongoing public dialogue around policing practices and as an effort to increase community involvement in matters of public safety. The Commission’s mission is to advise the Council on policing matters and recommend policies, programs, legislation or regulations with regards to policing.
The Commission is composed of 11 public voting members and 2 non-voting, ex-officio members - the police chief (or his designee) and the president of an employee organization. The current members of the Commission are:
To learn more about the Policing Advisory Commission, please go here.
For more information on the public hearing please contact Carlos Camacho at carlos.camacho@montgomerycountymd.gov or Susan Farag at susan.farag@montgomerycountymd.gov.