City of Ithaca
Chief of Police Search Process
Dedicated to Community Collaboration*
- someone who is himself or herself a trainer in community relations, diversity issues, staff development, and group dynamics (12)
- to be a person of color and/or female and/or low income background (24)
- s/he should be respected in the community for service, dedication and understanding of the population who live here (40)
- have a previously demonstrated ability to be connected with community constituents (41)
- to have previous work experience from a community that is reflective of Ithaca's population; i.e., ethnicity and racial composition (44)
- s/he must be committed to working cooperatively with the community police board and the community lay advocates (57)
- believes in community participation and accountability of the police force to the community (59)
- able to deal with all of the problems Ithaca faces through community involvement and understanding of the community (63)
- able to communicate with various communities in an ethical, knowledgeable and professional manner (69)
- ability to work closely with the various groups and organizations within the city to improve the daily life of residents (71)
- someone with specific programs s/he can implement to improve communications between the community and the Ithaca Police Dept. (73)
* The number after each statement is the statement identification number and can be used to identify the location of the statement on the characteristics point map or the characteristics point-cluster map.