NORWICH – As per New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent criminal justice reforms, law enforcement are required to work with their community to come up with reform plans by April 1, 2021.

According to the governor’s office, the initiative is being called the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, and any law enforcement agency that fails to provide a new reform plan won’t be eligible for state funding in the future.

In the City of Norwich, meetings for the Norwich Police Department’s Community Advisory Board have been held at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays in the meeting room at the Norwich Fire Department.

The meetings are limited to a max of five members of the public, with reservations and social distancing required.