Police oversight panel debates scope of community events after Juneteenth screening pulled

The Boulder Police Oversight Panel discussed whether it may host community-engagement events after a planned Juneteenth film screening was canceled as a panel-hosted event. At the meeting, City Attorney Chris Reynolds, who is serving as the panel’s attorney, said the panel can participate in or help run events but must follow the ordinance’s requirements for community engagement.

"There is no prohibition on the panel hosting a movie for a community engagement session event," Reynolds said. He added that events must be "in accordance with the ordinance," specifically referring to what he described as the provision in "2-119, subsection (h)," and that the panel would need to plan such events "in collaboration with the monitor." Reynolds said collaboration means "working together towards a…