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Civilian police review board adopts virtual/hybrid meetings policy, removes mandatory recording requirement

Columbus Civilian Police Review Board · December 3, 2025
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Summary

After debate about records retention and committee quorum rules, the board approved a virtual and hybrid meetings policy amended to prefer written minutes and to allow permissive recording language; staff were asked to revise the draft to reflect majority thresholds for in-person compulsion.

The Columbus Civilian Police Review Board voted to adopt a draft virtual and hybrid meetings policy with amendments that remove a requirement to use recordings as the official minutes and instead rely on written minutes while permitting recordings in some circumstances.

Chair Burns introduced the draft prepared by Attorney Tobias under authority discussed as consistent with the Ohio Revised Code, and a board member summarized the moment as "a long…

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