Please voice your opinion: Do you think it is fair that 1.0+ million North Side Residents will be represented by TWO YOUTH Commissioners?
WE WANT YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD! PLEASE COMPLETE THIS TWO MINUTE SURVEY BELOW.
ISSUE – Recent appointments by Mayor Johnson to the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (Commission), combined with requirements for the composition of the 7-person Commission as required by Chapter 2-80 of the Municipal Code of Chicago (Ordinance) has resulted in two YOUTH Commissioners representing 100% of North Side residents for the next four years on the Commission.
Under the Ordinance, the Commission is granted important public safety responsibilities, including but not limited to, playing a central role in selecting and removing the Police Superintendent, Police Board members, and the COPA Chief Administrator, as well as setting Chicago Police Department Policies.
Per Ordinance requirements, the Commission requires at least two Commissioners that are North Side residents, two Commissioners that are South Side Residents, two Commissioners that are West Side residents, and one additional Commissioner that can be appointed from either the North Side, South Side or West Side. Among these 7 commissioners, 2 commissioners must be between the ages of 18 and 24 years old (YOUTH Commissioners).
The North Side, as defined by the Ordinance, has approximately 1,000,000 residents. For the next four years, the North Side will be appointed both of the mandated Youth Commissioners, while the remainder of Chicago residents will be represented by five non-youth adults with experience required by the Ordinance for non-youth adult Commissioners.
This survey asks whether you think this fairly represents the voice of North Side residents in making important public safety decisions.
THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY WILL BE ACCUMULATED, PRESENTED TO DECISION-MAKERS, AND SHARED WITH ALL THOSE RESPONDING.
