Portland, OR—The Focused Intervention Team Community Oversight Group (FITCOG), will host its annual meeting and listening session from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Portland Community College Cascade Campus, 705 North Killingsworth Street, Terrell Auditorium Room 122, Portland, OR 97217.

The FITCOG was created by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in June 2021 to ensure the community had a meaningful role in developing and shaping how the Portland Police Bureau’s Focused Intervention Team (FIT) works to stop gun violence. The FITCOG works with the FIT in real time to select FIT members, review FIT training, and oversee how the FIT engages with the community. Based on this work, FITCOG also makes recommendations to reduce gun violence through prevention, intervention, and response. 

The annual meeting will open with Chairperson Kimberly Dixon sharing significant highlights from the group's history, achievements, and the impacts of its work. Then, Vice-chairperson Dr. Gina Ronning will discuss FITCOG's performance, current initiatives, and plans for the future. Former FITCOG chairperson Terrence Hayes will serve as moderator.

The second half of the meeting will provide the opportunity for the community to share insights, give feedback, and ask questions.

Special guests include Mayor Ted Wheeler (invited), Mayor-elect Keith Wilson (invited), and Lt. Israel Hill of PPB's Focus Intervention Team.

This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in parking lot 1, and light refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Edith Thrower at 503.823.1222 or FITCOGinfo@portlandoregon.gov.  Information about the FITCOG is available at https://www.portland.gov/fitcog.