City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 210992

• File #: 210992
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/8/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/10/2020
• Final action: 10/28/2021
• Enactment date: 12/10/2020
• Enactment #: 210992
• Title: That the Mayor and the Chief of Police discuss with this Council why there is so little traffic enforcement conducted by the Police Department, why its Traffic Division has so few officers, and how it plans to address the public safety crisis made obvious with 4 pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in the past 2 years.
• Sponsors: Mark Niedergang

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2021	4	Traffic and Parking Committee	Work completed
2/8/2021	3	Traffic and Parking Committee	Kept in committee
12/10/2020	2	City Council	Approved

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That the Mayor and the Chief of Police discuss with this Council why there is so little traffic enforcement conducted by the Police Department, why its Traffic Division has so few officers, and how it plans to address the public safety crisis made obvious with 4 pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in the past 2 years.

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Official Text

That the Mayor and the Chief of Police discuss with this Council why there is so little traffic enforcement conducted by the Somerville Police Department, why the SPD Traffic Division has so few officers in it, why so few moving violations are issued, and what is the SPD’s plan to address the public safety crisis made obvious by the fourth pedestrian killed by a motor vehicle on our streets in the past two years.