Police Commissioner William Bratton says his department and lawmakers are forming a working group to discuss how to handle low-level arrests.

Bratton spoke Thursday at a City Council meeting on the budget. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has proposed decriminalizing some offenses like turnstile jumping and possessing an open container of alcohol.

Bratton has steadfastly opposed decriminalization. He has indicated that he does not want officers to lose the right to check people’s identification.

But Bratton says he would consider adopting a system of written warnings for some first and second-time offenders.

Additionally, he says he favors granting amnesty to clear some of the city’s 1.2 million open warrants.

Bratton says he thinks the group can come up with a system that works for everyone.

(AP)