Public Safety and Information Commission

Meetings

Regular meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Common Council Chambers, 3rd floor, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850.  If a meeting should fall on a nationally recognized holiday when city offices are closed, the meeting may take place the following Thursday at the same time and in the same location.

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available on the Thursday prior to the meeting.  Minutes are posted upon approval by the Commission.

Overview & Duties

The Public Safety and Information Commission is charged with providing Common Council and the appropriate committees thereof, the City’s quasi-judicial boards, and City staff with advisory research, public input, and analysis for matters related to:

• Policing, fire protection, and emergency response.
• Emergency preparedness plans, documents, and policies.
• Public access to information and City communication with the public.
• Substance abuse.
• Gorge safety.
• The use, maintenance, and design of the Ithaca Commons so as to promote the general welfare and beneficial public use of the Ithaca Commons.
• Issues of public health, peace, welfare, and good order with respect to noise and the regulation of noise under Chapter 240 of the City Code.
• Special events, assemblies, and parades in the City of Ithaca, including such events considered in Chapter 132 of the City Code.

The Commission is also charged with serving as a means of engaging in community outreach and receiving community input on the above-described subject matter in a manner consistent with the diversity, accessibility, and sustainability goals of the City and in conjunction with all appropriate Commissions, as necessary, to achieve such goals.

Members