City Council approves Kroll as independent monitor with Public Management to set compliance criteria

The Los Angeles City Council on May 18 approved Kroll and Associates as the primary independent monitor for the LAPD consent decree and directed that Public Management Resources (led by Jim Ginger) develop the front-end criteria and methodology the monitor will use to judge compliance.

The vote follows months of review, interviews and negotiation with the U.S. Department of Justice and came after hours of public comment and a lengthy council debate about the teams’ qualifications, local participation, diversity and the timetable for court review.

Councilmembers and staff told colleagues the city and DOJ had worked toward a mutual recommendation. Tim McCosker of the City Attorney’s Office said the city and DOJ had to present a joint status to the court and urged the council to act: "Mutual recommendation from the Department of Justice and from the city." Kelly, a member of the city selection team, summarized the selection rationale: "On the basis of these criteria, both Kroll and Ginger satisfy." The council…