1 Thania Montoya
Subject: RE: Resignation from Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission From: George Brown <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 08:03
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock Cc: Lisa Parson; Ramon Batista; Darrick Jacob; David White Subject: Resignation from Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission
Dear City Council Members
I am writing to let you know that I am resigning from the Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission board effective February 15, 2022.
I was honored to receive the appointment to serve the City as a Commissioner, and further honored when my fellow Commissioners unanimously selected me to serve as Chair of the Commission.
As you know, we have spent the past 9 months working to get the Commission organized, obtain the information and resources needed to function properly, and to overcome a series of obstacles that inhibited our ability to make progress towards the goals identified by City Council in establishing the Commission.
I urge you to consider how the entire City can work together to co-create public safety. To do this properly requires not only appropriate resources, but a real commitment to making Santa Monica a leader in how we think about public safety, including how we include everyone in the dialogue about safety and wellbeing and how we implement proper oversight over the police consistent with sound democratic principles.
In addition, perhaps one thing we should all consider is whether we may need to reimagine City governance and operations as part of reimagining public safety.
I expect to continue to be involved in our community and to work towards reimagining public safety and making policing better for everyone. I would be happy to discuss the topic with each of you in the coming months.
I wish you all continued good health, safety and wellbeing.
Sincerely,
George Brown
(Note, you can reach me at my alternative email and telephone numbers after my City email expires.) George Brown
Commissioner and Chair, Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission Email: [email protected] and [email protected]