Under the Rochester City Charter, the
PAB is a nine-member Board, four of whom are residents from each one of
Rochester’s City Council Districts. The current vacancy is for the East
District and anyone interested in filling this vacancy must reside within that
City Council District. This district is generally defined as the East
quadrant of Rochester; however, a more specific definition can be seen on the
official Rochester
City Council District Map.
City Council created Rochester’s PAB in
2019 after the concept received overwhelming public support after City Council
sent a ballot-initiative to voters during the fall elections. City
Council’s objective in creating the PAB was, and remains, to bring greater
public accountability to the Rochester Police Department. You can learn
more about the PAB at ROCPAB.org.