For Immediate Release - Tuesday, March 15, 2022
City Council Seeks PAB Applications from Interested Northeast Rochester Residents
The
Rochester City Council is looking to fill a recent vacancy on the Police
Accountability Board (PAB) for the Northeast Quadrant of Rochester. The
vacant PAB seat is for interested Rochester Residents who reside in the
Northeast City Council District. Any resident who is interested in
serving on this important board should email their resume and a completed
questionnaire to council@cityofrochester.gov. The questionnaire can be found here.
Potential
applicants have until the end of the month to apply; the application process
will close on April 1, 2022. Once the application process closes,
finalists will be selected for interview; interviews will be completed; and the
new Northeast PAB Member will be appointed no later than May 5,
2022.
In
addition to email, completed questionnaires and resumes can also be faxed
(585.428.6327); mailed; or dropped off at City Council; Rochester City Hall; 30
Church Street – Room 301A; Rochester, New York 14614-1290.
Under
the Rochester City Charter, the PAB is a nine-member Board, where four of those
seats are comprised of residents from each one of Rochester’s City Council
Districts. The current vacancy is for the Northeast District and anyone
interested in filling this vacancy must reside within the Northeast City
Council District. This district is generally defined as the Northeast
quadrant of Rochester; however, a more specific definition can be seen on the
official Rochester City Council District Map here.
City Council created Rochester’s PAB in 2019
after the concept received overwhelming public support on a ballot-initiative
during the fall elections. City Council’s objective in creating the PAB
was, and remains, to bring greater public accountability to the Rochester
Police Department.
Please visit the Police Accountability Board's website at ROCPAB.org.