NAACP Newburgh Highland Falls Branch #2162

        Welcome !     General Body Meeting Date:  January 16, 2021 Meeting called to order:  5:36pm   Location:   Via Zoom Attendees: Malvina (Melly) Holloway, Glenda Bubb Mary Kostenblatt, A. Grice, Erik Indzonka,  Linda Atkins,, ClaireDowdy, Sandra Holmes, Johnny Komla Attivar, Debra Danzy,  Sabrina Dollfinger, Richie Rosecrans, Joy Young, Vanessa Dollfinger, Julie Nichols,  Luisa Fuentes, Kyle Conway, Tammie Hollins, Ray Harvey, Booker Curtis ***PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE AGENDA ITEMS**** Agenda: President’s Report*: See later in agenda. EO#203 Melly Updated:  New York State Police Reform & Reinvention  Collaborative EO#203 https://naacpnewburghhighlandfalls.blogspot.com/p/nys-police-reform-reinvention.html  Included Jan. 11, 2021 City Council Meeting speakers and prior  planning participants and outcomes:             ...

      Mid Hudson Times Police committee chairs want better communication Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2020 2:54 pm By CLOEY CALLAHAN The Executive Order 203 Oversight Committee, specifically chairman Ray Harvey and Malvina Holloway from NAACP, the Newburgh-Highland Falls Branch, have expressed their concerns on the City of Newburgh and its coordination and communication with the committee. Holloway and Harvey are calling for a more transparent collaboration for the committee, the city government and the public. Currently, there is no action plan put in place and the committee has been calling on the city to make changes for the committee, which would in turn allow them to work smoother and create a sound plan for the April 1 deadline they face as per Governor Andrew Cuomo’s orders. On top of an absent action plan and timeline, the committee has also faced issue...