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Committee considers making DPA director an elected position; public witness warns against politicization
Summary
Vice Chair Shimon Walton presented a first-draft charter amendment to make the Department of Police Accountability director an elected office to increase independence; public comment warned the change could politicize oversight. The committee voted unanimously to continue the item for further meet-and-confer.
The Rules Committee took up a first-draft charter amendment on June 27 that would make the director of the Department of Police Accountability an elected position and place the question on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
Vice Chair Supervisor Shimon Walton said the elected post would strengthen independent oversight and help rebuild trust between law enforcement and the public. Walton said staff had edited language (for example, removing the term…
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