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Public and PAC members press to restore RIPA and demand transparency in work-plan ranking
Summary
Public commenters and multiple PAC members told the Jan. 21 meeting that the committee's 2026 work plan was shaped opaquely by staff, urged inclusion of RIPA data and asked staff to publish individual ranking sheets and clarify the weighted scoring used to set priorities.
Public commenters and several PAC members used the Jan. 21 meeting to challenge the committee's 2026 work-plan selection process and to demand that RIPA data and pretext-stop analysis be formally included in the PAC's priorities.
Tara Evans told the committee the staff-led selection process was "opaque" and undermined the PAC's independence: "Who's overseeing whom if the committee's work plan is being shaped by those within the same system it's meant to hold accountable?" she asked. Several other public speakers and members said they reviewed the January discussion recording and concluded the ranking or weighted system was applied inconsistently.
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