Chris Coleman in 2008-2011 Mayoral State of the City addresses
On Crime:
Audit police response to alleged officer misconduct
The national dialogue about policing, particularly in communities of color, has put our officers under intense scrutiny. And because we are focused on equity, we haven't run from that conversation. One concern raised by the community during the past
year and a half is the practice and structure of the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIARC)--which examines incidents of alleged officer misconduct and makes a disciplinary recommendation to the Chief of Police.
After an audit of the PCIARC & numerous community conversations, the City Council is pursuing a set of administrative changes in the immediate short term and I will make further recommendations for city ordinance changes by the end of the summer.
We don't always get it right. But we do so much more right here in Saint Paul. Under the leadership of Chief Smith and with hundreds of committed uniformed officers, our department is setting the national standard for true community policing.
Source: 2016 State of the City address: St. Paul Minnesota
Apr 19, 2016
On Principles & Values:
Vision of Cooperation, Responsibility and Respect
In my over ten years as Mayor, I have had many opportunities to think about three words that anchored my first inaugural address: Cooperation, Responsibility and Respect.
I have seen how cooperation across many sectors of our community has made fundamental changes in the work we have done. I could not have envisioned the work of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative in the form that it took.
But I knew that the Green Line had to be built in a way that brought people together. Nearly two years after opening the line, that work has paid off. Businesses in the Little Mekong District near Western are thriving,
Project for Pride in Living has completed a critical affordable housing project at the Hamline stop, and artists continue their work at Raymond.
Source: 2016 State of the City address: St. Paul Minnesota
Apr 19, 2016
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