Recommendations of the Police Community Advisory Committee 

The Police Community Advisory Committee was tasked with reviewing a recommendation by the New Leadership Society of Fort Pierce to amend the City’s Code of Ordinances to include a Civil Citation program for some marijuana offenses.  At the Committee’s September meeting, the New Leadership Society gave a presentation on decriminalizing marijuana and answered questions from Committee members.  The Committee reviewed several ordinances from other cities and counties that have adopted a civil citation program for marijuana.  The Committee further discussed the recommendation and made a final decision on the direction of their recommendation at their October meeting.

Additionally, the Police Community Advisory Committee is requesting permission to have City Staff put the survey created by the committee on the City's website and to collect data for Committee review.  The survey is desinged to solicit actionable input from the community to help guide the committee's reccomendations reguarding the police department moving forward.

To move forward with the creation of a Civil Citation Program for some marijuana offenses, and to direct city staff to aid in putting the PCAC survey on the City's website.

 

For the commission to reject the recommendation and request from the Police Community Advisory Committee.

Acting Lieutenant Jason Braun

Police Community Advisory Committee
Charles Hayek, Chair