Community Involvement: The District Councils will be the eyes, ears and voice of the community. District Council members should first and foremost be centering, enabling and facilitating community voice in policing. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Ensuring frequent community engagement monthly meetings are inclusive and empowering for the community.
• Facilitating access to data, documents and records for the community to make decisions.

Community Control of the Police: District Council members should work to enable people to determine who polices their community and how their communities are policed. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Ending police brutality and eliminating discriminatory practices with community input of best practices 
• Holding police accountable and justice for families that have been harmed by the police. 
• Strengthening, enhancing, and improving the police accountability structures to meet the needs and priorities of the community.

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Community Alternatives to Police: District Council will work to develop and expand restorative justice practices in the district. This includes community alternatives that work toward healing and restoring trust beyond policing. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• Supporting city and community programs, policy and campaigns that provide emergency response services for mental health, and reducing racist surveillance programs.
• Bringing healing and restorative justice into communities.
• District Council members should connect to and collaborate with existing restorative justice efforts. 
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