Englewood police district council discusses its role in the community
Good evening! I’ll be live-tweeting the 7th Police District Council - Englewood meeting for @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
05:48 PM May 30, 2023 CDT
The meeting is taking place at the Kelly Branch, Chicago Public Library on 6151 S. Normal Ave.
The crowd fills in. The majority of the attendees are Chicago Police Officers. https://t.co/q3aulBVtH1
Chair of the District Council: Teresa Chandler calls the meeting to order.
All three district council members have confirmed/passed their roles on the council. https://t.co/JGH63cbfTn
On to the next item on the agenda; Public commentary. No public commentary at the moment. But more community members are filing in.
District council members are now delivering updates on upcoming events in the 20th Ward.
Public comments that were just submitted begin. Mr. Johnson from the 17th ward is attending the meeting to address low voter turnout/civic engagement in neighboring communities.
Ms. Miller, a community organizer from the neighborhood has asked if alderpeople have direct contact with 311 to address Englewood resident’s complaints.
Joseph Williams: Community Engagement Coordinator begins a presentation on the 7th District Council. Englewood has 5 Alderpeople that serve the community. Hall, Lopez, Coleman, Taylor, and Moore. https://t.co/c1dXLf8ioK
This meeting was put together in a week. Council members are detailing their roles to the community members.
District Council member Williams ends his presentation. The next meeting is undetermined but will take place in June. With no further business, there’s a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded. Meeting adjourned.
The City of Chicago District Council 7th meeting ends at 6:49 p.m. This ends my coverage for @chidocumenters find more information through Jana Simovic’s notes at http://documenters.org