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Community Review Board adopts FY26 budget modifications, requests three compliance officers and a vehicle
Summary
At a meeting at Howard School, the Nashville Community Review Board adopted proposed FY26 budget modifications that increase staffing and community outreach. Board members emphasized backlog reduction, a need for more compliance officers and a Metro vehicle for outreach; a voice vote passed the modifications with one recorded nay.
The Nashville Community Review Board on Feb. 7 at Howard School voted to adopt proposed modifications to its fiscal year 2026 budget and to ask Metro government for a total of three compliance officers and one vehicle to support community outreach and investigations.
The board said the requested changes increase capacity for case review, community engagement and staff training. The board’s chair characterized the request as an “investment” in transparency and accountability as the agency continues reviewing misconduct complaints after its reconstitution.
Why this matters: Board members and staff told the board that the Community Review Board (CRB) is handling an increasing caseload while operating with a small staff and that additional compliance officers are the most critical hires to reduce backlog and shorten response times. Board materials and speakers said the CRB currently has about 75 open cases and compared the board’s budget to a national “1% of police budget” benchmark for civilian oversight bodies; speakers said the CRB remains well under that benchmark for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD).
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