New York State Writers Institute's video: The Time for Reckoning: Schenectady Public Official Panel

A featured presentation of The Time for Reckoning Symposium. For more information on the symposium visit: https://www.timeforreckoning.org/ A special panel discussion on systemic racism and the relations between the community and the police department in Schenectady. This panel is moderated by Times Union reporter Paul Nelson and features Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, District Attorney Robert Carney, and Police Chief Eric Clifford. Mayor Gary R. McCarthy has served as Mayor since April 2011, bringing with him more than three decades of experience in government and a reputation as a hands-on, accessible, public servant who believes that government can be a force for positive change in the lives of its residents. He was elected to a third four-year term as Mayor in November 2019. District Attorney Robert Carney has been a lifelong resident of Schenectady. He has a BA in Political Science from Union College and earned his law degree from Albany Law School. He was first elected as District Attorney of Schenectady County in 1990 and is currently serving his eighth term. Police Chief Eric Clifford joined the Schenectady Police Department in 2002, becoming its chief in September 2016. He is a certified crisis negotiator, a Zone Five Regional Police Academy instructor, the former call-out coordinator for the peer support team, and is a trained bicycle police officer. He is on the board of directors for the Zone Five Regional Police Academy and the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center. Moderator Paul Nelson is a reporter for the Albany Times Union. He covers cops and courts in Schenectady County as well as the suburban towns of Niskayuna and Rotterdam.