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Residents, NAACP and Human Rights Commission urge council to reject changes to police oversight ordinance
Summary
Dozens of residents and civic leaders told East Lansing City Council on Sept. 9 that proposed revisions to Ordinance 15-33 would strip the Independent Police Oversight Commission of investigative and transparency powers; an attempt to delay the ordinance's second reading failed and debate will continue at upcoming meetings.
Council member Watson moved to add a new agenda item and to postpone the second reading of Ordinance 15-33 to Oct. 21 so the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission could review proposed changes, but the amendment to the agenda failed after the mayor said unanimous consent was required.
Public comment that followed focused heavily on the ordinance revisions. Matthew Bowden, a member of the…
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