The Montgomery County Advisory Commission on Policing will hold a virtual public forum on Monday, April 13 at 6:30 pm to receive feedback from residents on the role of police in County schools. Community members must register in advance to attend or testify, and written comments may also be submitted through the ACP Public Comment Form.
The commission, established in 2019 and later updated in 2023, advises the County Council on policing-related policies, programs, and legislation. The listening session is part of its ongoing process to gather public input on policing practices and school safety.
From the Advisory Commission on Policing: “The Advisory Commission on Policing (ACP) of Montgomery County will hold a virtual public forum on Monday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Commission will conduct a listening session with residents to receive their feedback and perspectives on the role of police in County schools.
Community members must register in advance for this public forum to listen or to testify. Long form written testimony may be submitted by filling out the ACP Public Comment Form with the subject line “ACP Testimony School Safety.”
Register for the virtual public forum here.
Background
Established in 2019, the Policing Advisory Commission was created 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. Following public input, the County Council made slight modifications to the Commission in 2023, including renaming it the Advisory Commission on Policing. 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 13 public voting members and two 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:
Brian Bellamy (Chair)
Eva Quittman (Vice Chair)
Francisco Javier González (Vice Chair)
Cherri Branson
C. Arthur Blair
Kristy Daphnis
Christina DeLane Curtis
Henry Mulzac
John Stevenson
Teresa Walsh
Sean Watson
Sony George
Lauren Cotton
Captain Kathy Estrada (ex officio member)
Sergeant Cate Brewer (ex officio member)
To learn more about the Advisory Commission on Policing, please visit the webpage. For more information on this hearing please contact Susan Farag at [email protected].”
