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Legal adviser and public commenters clarify Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee roles
Summary
At a June 2025 Police Accountability Board meeting, a county legal adviser and other officials outlined that the PAB receives complaints and must forward them to the police department; the ACC, not the PAB, reviews investigations and decides whether department policy was violated. Public commenters urged greater transparency and outreach.
A legal adviser for the county and members of the public used a June 2025 Police Accountability Board meeting to clarify how complaint intake and case review are split between two civilian oversight bodies: the Police Accountability Board (PAB) and the Administrative Charging Committee (ACC).
Ernie Wright, a legal adviser who said he sits with statewide police legal advisers, told the board that the PAB and ACC were "designed and intended to operate and perform separate functions." He cited the Public Safety Article provisions that define the two bodies' responsibilities, saying the PAB's role is to…
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