A 14-member Village of Le Roy Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative advisory group will conduct its first meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Le Roy Village Hall at 3 W. Main St.
Le Roy Police Chief Chris Hayward today reported the names of those who will be serving on the committee that is charged with developing a plan in accordance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 203 on police reform.
The mandate, “New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative,” requires municipal police departments to adopt a plan and submit it to the state by April 1 to avoid risking future state funding.
Members of the Le Roy committee are as follows:
- Mayor -- Greg Rogers
- Chief of Police -- Christopher Hayward
- Police Department Representative -- Sean Ancker
- Business Representative -- Lori Steinbrenner
- School Representative – Superintendent Merritt Holly
- Clergy Representative – Jack Hempfling
- Citizen Representatives – Weldon Ervin, Laura Kettle, Christine Gephart, Mary Margaret Scanlan
- District Attorney’s Office – Kevin Finnell
- Public Defender – TBD
- Town of Le Roy Representative – Supervisor James Farnholz
- Legal Representative – Jake Whiting
Hayward said he is finalizing the agenda for the meeting, adding that the public is welcome but due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating is limited.
The City of Batavia Police Advisory Stakeholder Group, which has 20 members, held its first meeting on Sept. 24 and has scheduled its next meeting for Oct. 8.
