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Councilor introduces citizen police review proposal; committee discussion leads to tabling for further work
Summary
A proposed citizen police review board sponsored by Councillor Diaz drew strong public interest and legal questions; councilors requested further legal and labor-review and directed additional conversations with the incoming administration before moving forward.
Councillor Diaz presented draft legislation to create a citizen police review mechanism and said she introduced it in response to public demand for community oversight. She described the proposal as an advisory review body including community members, a police social worker and some police representation and said it was intended to increase transparency and community trust. The nut graf: Multiple council members and the public…
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