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Residents and civil-rights groups urge council to reject changes to police oversight ordinance
Summary
A proposal to amend the city ordinance that governs the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission drew extended public comment on Sept. 9, with speakers urging the City Council to reject changes they said would undermine independent review of police conduct.
A proposal to amend the city ordinance that governs the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission drew extended public comment on Sept. 9, with speakers urging the City Council to reject changes they said would undermine independent review of police conduct.
Speakers including Matthew Bowden, a member of the East Lansing Human Rights Commission speaking as a resident, said the proposed revisions to Division 12, Section 2 (Ordinance 15‑33) would “prevent LIPOC from holding investigations and hiring independent investigators,” limit commissioners’ public remarks, allow police‑union agreements to supersede the ordinance and permit the police department to redact officer names from reports. Bowden said those…
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