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Rules Committee advances stronger civilian oversight language to create Department of Police Accountability
Summary
Supervisor Cohen proposed renaming the Office of Citizens Complaints to the Department of Police Accountability, moving it out of the police budget, granting auditing authority and improving public tracking of complaints. Community groups and youth interns supported more transparency; the committee accepted amendments and continued the item for a July 6 reading.
Supervisor Malia Cohen presented a charter amendment on June 30 to strengthen civilian oversight of the San Francisco Police Department by renaming the Office of Citizen Complaints to the Department of Police Accountability, placing it outside SFPD’s budget structure and granting regular auditing authority over…
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