ICAC adopts priorities and mission, schedules outreach; asks staff to clarify complaint routing

The Independent Civilian Advisory Commission on the Sheriff's Office voted to adopt a set of priorities and a draft mission statement and discussed next steps for community engagement, work plans and how commissioners should handle emails or complaints from the public.

Chair Kalima Salahuddin led the commission through three priority areas: (1) community and staff engagement, (2) transparency and accountability, and (3) improved communication between incarcerated people and their families. Commissioners described planned work items, proposed timelines and desired outcomes. Commissioner Shirley and Commissioner Rebecca said the community‑engagement team will identify three neighborhoods by service calls, complaints and incarceration rates, develop forum questions and an exit survey, and aim to hold a minimum of three forums with at least 25 attendees each; the group…