When Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary announced his retirement Tuesday afternoon, it came as a surprise to Mayor Lovely Warren and members of Rochester City Council. Members of Council learned of the resignation during the first of what will be regular public briefings with the mayor -- meetings that Council requested to discuss interactions between protesters and police officers. In a letter to the mayor last week, Council members called for officers involved in the Prude case to be placed on administrative leave, said charges against protesters should be dropped, and called for more funding for the Monroe County Forensic Intervention Team, which partners with the county's Office of Mental Health.
This hour, we're joined by members of Council to discuss all of this and broader issues surrounding the Prude case. Our guests:
- Loretta Scott, president of Rochester City Council
- Willie Lightfoot, vice president of Rochester City Council
- Mitch Gruber, member of Rochester City Council
