(all those angry old people from monday’s council meeting are gonna hate that!)
wes asks how he plans to work with police & fire, what his vision is for public safety as a whole.
he says there’s no simple solution to the turnover in the police department.
(sidenote: is his lapel pin the google chrome logo?)
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“we need to talk about leadership” - “if you have a strong leader in that department you should be able to move things forward.”
richardson says we need to be “open up front and honest” about the issues & mentions again the importance of engaging the youth.
we need... ad hoc committees to solve racism?
(he’s the city manager of a similarly sized community in texas)
“i’m a dedicated public servant.”
“you’re only as good as your last project”
“we work for the people”
“we are going to be strongest together”
w o r d. s a l a d.
he says the community responded that they didn’t trust the government and did not want to vote to raise taxes.
wes is now asking the question about public safety.
“there is a nationwide struggle to change the model of policing in america” and there are “good models”
“there’s always a few folks in any organization who maybe need to seek a different type of employment,” but overall he thinks this model works.
he claims they were able to change the mindset of the police.
(people of fayetteville - do you have all good cops now? big if true!)
“it’s about making sure that officers are rewarded”
“you cannot forget that they are people, too”
“when you have an unsuccessful economy... you’re having to look externally for resources.”
in a community like charlottesville, though, he says “you’re having to protect folks from rapid change.” 🚨
“all communities benefit from more space, more time, more familiarity. familiarity breeds truth.”
city government should create “many opportunities and venues” but “not force people to do anything in particular”
“but do not despair”
OH SHUT THE FUCK UP BUDDY
to which he replied, “i know.”