City Of West Hollywood: City Of West Hollywood's City Council To Receive Update On Public Safety

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

March 11, 2022 7:07 PM

The City Council of the City of West Hollywood will receive a Public Safety Update as part of its regular meeting agenda on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 6 p.m. This meeting will take place as a Teleconference meeting.

The Public Safety Update will include information regarding public safety activities from the City’s Public Safety Department, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Additionally, the City of West Hollywood’s upcoming Public Safety Commission meeting will take place on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6 p.m. This meeting will take place as a Teleconference meeting. The Public Safety Commission meets monthly and provides community members with an opportunity to provide input on public safety-related services.

For additional information, including meeting agendas and teleconference details for each of these meetings, please visit www.weho.org/agendas. Click on Public Safety Commission, then Current Agenda Packet to access the agenda for the Public Safety Commission meeting; click on City Council, then Agenda Packet to access the agenda for the City Council meeting. (Please note, the City Council meeting agenda will be posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.)

The City of West Hollywood’s Public Safety Department provides oversight of law enforcement and coordinates community programs to reduce crime and increase public safety and the quality of life for citizens, businesses, and visitors to West Hollywood. The City contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for police protection, the Los Angeles County Fire Department for fire protection services, and Block by Block and PACWEST for additional safety services.

The City of West Hollywood has a long history of promoting justice and equity by utilizing creative solutions and funding robust social services to support residents. Staff members from multiple City departments work with the City’s Public Safety Commission to provide input on programs and policies. This includes a forthcoming community engagement process, which will provide broad inclusion of the West Hollywood community and advocacy groups to gather a diverse range of input in addition to continued collaboration between the City’s Social Services contracted organizations and law enforcement, and continued partnership between the City’s Code Compliance Division and West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station to promote neighborhood livability and address the various quality of life issues that regularly impact the West Hollywood community.

To learn more about public safety agencies, programs, and initiatives in the City of West Hollywood, download “Public Safety in the City of West Hollywood” at www.weho.org/home/showdocument?id=42465.

For more information about Public Safety in the City of West Hollywood, please visit www.weho.org/publicsafety, contact Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station Lieutenant William (Bill) Moulder at
(310) 855-8850 or wcmoulde@lasd.org, or contact City of West Hollywood Public Safety Director Kristin Cook at (323) 848-6414 or kcook@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

The City of West Hollywood remains in a declared local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. West Hollywood City Hall is open for in-person transactions by appointment; to make an appointment, visit www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services remain accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via the City’s website at www.weho.org.

City of West Hollywood coronavirus updates are available at www.weho.org/coronavirus and the City encourages community members to follow @wehocity on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and turn on notifications. For up-to-date news and events, follow the City of West Hollywood on social media, sign up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar.

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