Fayetteville’s Office of Community Safety gets to work
More than two years after the initiative was first proposed, Fayetteville’s Office of Community Safety is up and running.
Fayetteville hires director of Office of Community Safety
Nearly two years after beginning the search, the City of Fayetteville has hired a director for its Office of Community Safety.
Fayetteville moves forward with youth curfew but removes criminal penalties for youth
At Monday’s meeting, the Fayetteville City Council voted to enact an implementation strategy for the youth curfew first approved in May.
A new era of public safety may be on the horizon for Fayetteville
Mental health, public safety and homelessness continue to be a major focus for Fayetteville residents voicing concerns to the Fayetteville City Council.
Here’s what to expect at Fayetteville’s upcoming public safety summit
With a week until Fayetteville’s public safety summit, city staff released more information about the upcoming event during Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting.
Summit on Fayetteville Office of Community Safety scheduled for April 30
Coming off the heels of a Thursday community-wide discussion on Fayetteville’s Office of Community Safety, the city plans to hold a summit on the proposed public safety alternative at the close of this month, the City Manager’s Office announced Monday.
Documentary sheds light on what an Office of Community Safety could look like in Fayetteville
Fayetteville’s Office of Community Safety (OCS) is still more a concept than an actuality, but community organizing efforts and persistence from Fayetteville City Council members interested in developing an OCS have renewed momentum for building an official alternative public safety office in Fayetteville in recent months.
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Council gets more advice on Office of Community Safety
At a special meeting following Monday’s Fayetteville City Council session, officials received more guidance and information about statewide alternative response programs as the city works to build out its Office of Community Safety (OCS).
State expert advises council on formation of Office of Community Safety
Fayetteville City Council members received some direction at a Monday work session on the city’s incipient Office of Community Safety (OCS) — an undefined entity that local elected …
Council member claims Democratic colleagues let politics interfere with support of community safety office
After a six-month search, the city is still seeking a director for its Office of Community Safety.
City progresses on hiring community safety director
Fayetteville is one step closer to hiring a director for an Office of Community Safety, an unofficial entity that will fill gaps in the city’s public safety initiatives, particularly in coordinating and evaluating the city’s responses to mental health crises, homelessness and violence interruption programs.