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Meetings

The Public Safety Commission meets quarterly (January, April, July, October) on the 4th Monday of the month, at 6:00pm, in the Council Chambers (subject to change).

All documents submitted to the City, including emails related to the public's business, are generally public records, absent a specific exception as articulated under State law, and could be posted on the City’s website and otherwise made available to the public. 

Commissioners

  • Matt Slatoff, Chair
  • Sharon Boucher, Vice Chair
  • Brian Cameron
  • Joe Chilco
  • Jeff Piraino
  • Norma Citron (CERT)
  • Jay Patel, Student Member
  • Ryan Trachuk, Alternate Student Member

Staff

Email Commission

Application to Serve on the Commission

Commission Profile

Duties 2.37.040

  • When requested by the city council, the commission will advise the city council on matters related to public safety, crime & fire prevention, emergency preparedness and response, service contracts with public safety agencies and related matters.
  • In its advisory role, the commission will make recommendations to the city council regarding budgets for public safety services and to perform such other functions as the city council may direct.

Membership

  1. The commission shall consist of six (6) members who shall be lawful residents of the city and electors during their respective terms of office. The sixth member shall be appointed from the members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERTP) or its successor city emergency response organization.
  2. Commissioners nominated by individual councilmembers shall have a term lasting for the lesser of two (2) years or until the expiration of the term of the councilmember who nominated that commissioner. The commissioner nominated from the CERT or its successor organization shall have a term lasting two (2) years. Notwithstanding the expiration of a term, a commissioner shall continue until his or her successor has been appointed.
  3. If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, a new commissioner shall be appointed in the manner as set forth in this section and shall serve the unexpired portion of the term.
  4. The commission may appoint or reappoint a high school student lawfully resident in the city as a nonvoting commissioner for a one-year term.

Compensation

The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. No expense of any kind shall be incurred by the commission or any commissioner, unless first authorized and approved by the city council.