A just released Contra Costa County Grand Jury Report slammed the City of Richmond on public safety and for having an understaffed police department.
The Grand Jury provided the city with a total of 16 findings and made 7 recommendations regarding the City of Richmond Police Department funds and the staffing levels remain below the approved level of 146 with a current vacancy of 23 officers. — Staffing Challenges Facing the Richmond Police Department: Diminishing Funds and Fewer Officers
Meanwhile, the grand jury takes not that two independent reports (Raftelis Financial Consulting & Matrix Consulting Group) have been completed, but have never been taken up by the council in a public meeting. Furthermore, the grand jury by reallocating $3 million away from the police department, its resulted in a perceived lack of support for the Richmond Police Department resulting in making it more difficult to hire new officers…