Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee
TL;DR
The Phoenix Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee met on June 3, 2026 to address public safety and municipal court matters. The agenda included an animal ordinance update, reappointment of municipal court judges, school resource officer agreements, and updates on hiking/heat safety, community assistance programs, police recruitment, and fire department staffing.
Key Decisions
- Animal Ordinance Update
- Phoenix Municipal Court Judges Reappointment Discussion and Possible Action (outcome not specified in agenda)
- School Resource Officer (SRO) Agreements and Retiree SRO Update Discussion and Possible Action (outcome not specified in agenda)
- Hiking and Heat Safety Update Information and Discussion (informational only)
- Police Department Recruitment and Fire Department Staffing Information Only (no action items)
Agenda
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- CALL TO ORDER
- CALL TO THE PUBLIC
- MINUTES OF MEETINGS
- 1 Minutes of the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee MeetingMinutes
- CONSENT ACTION (ITEM 2)
- 2 Animal Ordinance Update - CitywideConsent Action
- DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (ITEMS 3-4)
- 3 Reappointment of Phoenix Municipal Court Judges - CitywideDiscussion and Possible Action
- 4 School Resource Officer (SRO) Agreements and Retiree SRO Update - CitywideDiscussion and Possible Action
- INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION (ITEM 5)
- 5 Hiking and Heat Safety Update - CitywideInformation and Discussion
- INFORMATION ONLY (ITEMS 6-8)
- 6 Community Assistance Program (CAP) Expansion Implementation Report - CitywideInformation Only
- 7 Phoenix Police Department Recruitment, Hiring, and Attrition Update - CitywideInformation Only
- 8 Phoenix Fire Department Staffing and Response Time Report - CitywideInformation Only
- CALL TO THE PUBLIC
- FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- ADJOURN