Board members told the Nashville Community Review Board on Jan. 19 that a recently circulated 61‑page complaint report focused on whether each allegation violated policy but did not assess whether policy or culture needs revision.

One board member said the report "concluded that most everything doesn't violate policy" but "made no recommendations" about whether the policy should be changed. That member urged the board to invite Butler Snow, the firm that prepared the report, to present its methodology and findings publicly and to allow board members and the community to ask questions.

Jill, the staff member who coordinated review materials, said the firm had previously told board leadership they would meet and discuss the report and that staff would follow up to secure that session. "They assured us that once this report was released, they would be happy to come and meet with us and talk about the report itself," Jill said.

Members discussed scheduling a special meeting in February devoted to the report and transparency, and separate sessions with Butler Snow and with police command staff so the public can hear both the report authors’ rationale and the department’s response. The board agreed staff should ask Butler Snow to honor the prior offer to present and to put commitments in writing.

Discussion also touched on public trust: one member said citizens need an opportunity to weigh in and hear what the police department plans to do in response to the report. Staff committed to assembling a follow‑up memo and to coordinating a public forum if Butler Snow and the department agree to participate.

Next steps: staff will reach out in writing to Butler Snow and the mayor’s office/department command staff to schedule one or more public sessions and will prepare an internal memo summarizing potential policy changes for board consideration.