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Council approves Community Police Review Commission report, asks auditor to add Sacramento Police overtime audit to work plan
Summary
The Sacramento City Council approved the Community Police Review Commission's 2024 annual report and work plan on the consent calendar and directed staff to pursue follow-up actions, including a councilmember's request that the city auditor add an independent audit of Sacramento Police Department overtime policies and spending to her work plan.
The Sacramento City Council approved, on the consent calendar, the Community Police Review Commission's 2024 annual report and 2025 work plan and asked city staff to follow up on several recommendations, including a request that the city auditor review Sacramento Police Department overtime practices.
The commission's new District 8 member, Denise Lewis, introduced herself during public comment and said she supported the draft work plan's priorities: a joint council workshop, a review of SPD resource allocation, and evaluations of public engagement programs including Drive Safe Sacramento and youth outreach. "I look forward to listening, learning and doing the work needed to build trust and accountability across Sacramento," Lewis said.
The most substantive public comment on the item came from a commission-aligned speaker who urged immediate action on a standing commission recommendation: an independent audit of…
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