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Resident calls for halt to police-oversight appointments, cites alleged charter violations and lack of transparency
Summary
A Cleveland resident urged the council to stop recent appointments to the Civilian Police Review Board, alleging charter violations, insufficient vetting and lack of representation for immigrant communities, and threatened litigation if the city did not respond to records requests.
Terry Wong, who identified herself as an immigrant, former community police commissioner and Cleveland neighbor, urged City Council to halt recent appointments to the city's Civilian Police Review Board and to reopen the selection process, saying the current process excluded immigrant and limited-English communities.
"Charter 1 15 5 promises a commission reflecting all of us," Wong said. She accused the administration of repeatedly appointing nominees without adequate vetting and of shielding appointees from removal. She named specific past and recent…
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