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WATCH: SAPD chief will hold listening session on recruitment, diversity at 3 p.m.

Sessions will help city determine next steps to take on police reform

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SAN ANTONIO – The second of three community listening sessions intended for the San Antonio City Council Public Safety Committee to gather feedback on policing is happening at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

The meeting will be livestreamed in this article.

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It will also broadcast on TVSA, AT&T channel 99, Grande channel 20, Spectrum channel 21, digital antenna 16.1, this city website or on San Antonio’s Facebook page.

Participants can also listen live by calling 210-207-5555 and entering the password 1111.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus will give a briefing on the department’s efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity. Public comments will follow the chief’s briefing.

ā€œCivic engagement is crucial to our democracy, and community voices are particularly important as we develop policies related to public safety procedures,ā€ Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a news release. ā€œThese listening sessions will provide important guidance regarding the public’s priorities and expectations.ā€

One other meeting is set on the topic:

  • Session 3 will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, online.

Residents can provide comments through a form, on the city’s website, by visiting this webpage, by texting SAPolice to 55000 or by submitting a voicemail to 210-207-6991.

Want to participate in the in-person meeting? Sign up for public comment online or at the Municipal Plaza Building at 114 W. Commerce St. from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.

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