Public Relations Representative Iii

Job Description - PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE III (416884)

Job Description

Description

Public Relations Representative III

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA)

Number of Positions: 1

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

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Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Community Engagement and Public Affairs, the Public Relations Representative III supports the Commission and District Councils by assisting in the development and implementation of strategic communications, media relations, and public outreach initiatives. The position oversees the Commission's website, social media platforms, and digital communications, and develops promotional materials to increase public awareness and engagement with Commission and District Council programs, services, and initiatives.

In July 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinanceestablishinga new model for police oversight, accountability, and public safety. The ordinance creates two bodies: a citywide Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with power to advance systemic reform, and District Councils which are elected in each police district and work to improve policing and public safety in the district. The Commission and District Councils bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust;

strengthen the police accountability system; give Chicagoans a meaningful new role in oversight; and explore and advance alternative effective approaches to public safety.

The Commission and District Councils are supported by aCitydepartment, also called the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with a full-time staff.

The Community Commission is a seven-member body whose members must be drawn from across the city and meet work- and experience-related requirements described in the ordinance. Commissioners are nominated by elected District Council members, selected by the Mayor, and confirmed by the City Council. Commissioners serve four-year terms. The Commission oversees the Police Department, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), and the Police Board.

The Commission’s powers include: playing a central role in selecting and removing the Police Superintendent, COPA Chief Administrator, and Police Board members; setting Police Department policy; establishing annual goals and evaluating progress for CPD, COPA, and the Police Board; and promoting community engagement and transparency.

District Councils have been created in each of the city’s 22 police districts. Each District Council is made up of three people elected in regular municipal elections. Members serve four-year terms. The District Councils’ roles include: building connections between the police and the community at the district level, where the community is a true partner in making the neighborhood safer, addressing problems, and setting priorities;

collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives; holding monthly public meetings, where residents can raise and work to address concerns about policing in the district,increase accountability, and work on local initiatives rooted in community concerns and priorities; working with the community to get input on police department policies and practices; working to develop and expand restorative justice and similar programs in the police district;

and ensuring that the Commission gets input from the community,so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods…