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Syracuse Citizen Review Board adds staff, outlines technology costs and case load
Summary
Syracuse City Citizens Review Board announced a new community engagement hire, ongoing recruitment for a data analyst and investigator, access to police policy databases and a planned Axon contract that would cost about $978.96 per year; the board reported 11 cases in September, six advancing to the next stage.
The Syracuse City Citizens Review Board on Oct. 2 announced new staff hires and gave an update on technology and casework during its monthly meeting.
CRB administrator Nolita said the board had hired Adonia Wade as a community engagement specialist and is in the final stages of recruiting a data analyst and an investigator. "We are growing our team, and we are thrilled to welcome Adonia Wade ... as our new community engagement specialist," Nolita said.
The administrator told the board that hiring is advancing: four candidates for the data-analyst role have been interviewed and two more interviews are scheduled, and investigator interviews are planned next week. Nolita said the board hopes to be "fully staffed at the citizens review board" before the start of the new year.
The board also reported changes to its technology and budget. Nolita said the CRB now has access to Lexipol through a login provided by the Syracuse Police Department that removes the need to purchase a Lexipol license. She also told the board that the purchase of Axon services was approved by the common council and is awaiting mayoral approval. "This will be a new expense to our budget of $978.96 per year," Nolita said, adding the board plans to buy Axon on a year‑to‑year basis rather than committing to a five‑year contract.
Nolita listed several vendors included in the CRB budget but not yet purchased: Boussnick and Holsteins (to be used as needed, ordinance in place but no purchase order yet), Toshiba for copier services, WB Mason for office supplies and Freeland Investigation for outside investigative work.
On caseload, Nolita said the board handled 11 cases in September, with six of those moving forward to the next stage. She said staff are prioritizing cases with approaching expiration dates.
The board elected to continue using its YouTube recordings as a public archive of meetings; a board member noted videos are available online back to an earlier upload date as reported during the meeting. Nolita said staff and the new community engagement specialist will work on improving the CRB's public communications and media outlets.
The board went into executive session after the public portion of the meeting to discuss current caseload items, and returned to adjourn by unanimous voice vote.
Looking ahead, Nolita asked board members to support community outreach work and to meet the new staff at upcoming events.
