During the Lowell City Council meeting on June 3, 2026, a speaker advocated for the reinstatement of a Director of Family Service or Victim Service position within the Police Department, emphasizing its importance for bridging gaps between law enforcement and minority communities.
Police Department do have a family division that we have a title called Director of Family Service or Victim Service before they get to court, before they go to the district attorney office. And having an immediate, more like a first responder to assist family, When the position happened to be the individual carry those position happened to be a bilingual, fluent in both language and not just working in that department as director of victim service, but also out there in the community and building the relationship, a bridge between the law enforcement and the community, particularly the minority community. And this position does not, oftentimes you can get a grant for this position. However, this position was one of the positions that was cut. I know we can, I cannot, I'm just expressing because the community talks about it. That's our priority. Our priority is to help and work bridging the culture and the gap, the family and community, building the trust. with the law enforcement community, particularly with the minority community, I would. I would support this budget. I would again strongly urge the manager to find a way to invite this position back.
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