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Council votes to send Rampart matters to committee after divided debate on outside inquiry
Summary
The City Council voted to send proposals for an independent review of the Rampart-related investigations to committee after lengthy debate; a narrower motion to endorse an outside inquiry "in concept" failed, while a motion to send the issue to committee passed 8-6.
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 22 voted to send proposals to create an independent outside inquiry into the Rampart-area police investigations to committee, after a protracted and often emotional debate over whether the police commission and the department can credibly investigate the matter themselves.
The more limited procedural motion to refer the issue to committee passed 8-6. An earlier, broader measure to "adopt the concept" of an independent outside inquiry and immediately direct the Public Safety Committee to draft specifics did not receive council approval.
Why it matters: Council members, community leaders and legal experts said restoring public confidence in policing and ensuring accountability require either a thoroughly independent civilian review or clear, adequately resourced action by the voter-created Police…
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