Some facts about the budget:
The HPD budget is $1 billion. That is not a typo. It is 17% of the city's overall budget. In contrast, the Health Dept in the city is only 2% of the budget. @CMPlummer4's amendments only reallocate $11 million (~1% of HPD's budget)
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The reforms
@CMPlummer4 has proposed include
an independent police oversight board,
de-escalation training, and
creating a mental health mobile response unit as a police alternative
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Houston, please contact your city council reps to tell them you support the budget amendment proposed by
@CMPlummer4. Scripts & info:https://www.indivisiblehouston.org/hpd-budget-to-face-community-scrutiny-at-houston-city-council/ …Afficher cette discussion -
There is a rally Wednesday morning, 8 am at City Hall, to pressure the rest of the city council into taking action to reallocate just $11M of the $1B HPD budget to implement police reforms. More info on the rally can be found on
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