Public Safety Committee

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The Tompkins County Public Safety committee meets regularly to consider policy and make legislative recommendations to the Tompkins County Legislature. The committee considers the public safety building, District Attorney, assigned counsel, Sheriff, alternatives to incarceration, and reentry. A full list of responsibilities of the committee can be found below.
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Public Safety – John (Chair), Shurtleff (Vice Chair), Pillar, Sigler, Koreman

Alternatives to Incarceration
Assigned Counsel/Indigent Representation
Department of Emergency Response
District Attorney
Juvenile Justice
OAR (Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources)
Probation and Community Justice
Public Safety Building
Reentry Transition Programs
Reimagining Public Safety/CJC
Sheriff/Jail