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Community group presents five demands to FPC, urges faster complaint timelines and public dashboards
Summary
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT) asked the Fire and Police Commission to adopt five specific demands including a 120-day investigation deadline, quarterly complaint dashboards with expanded demographics, neighborhood intake sites and language access, required public hearings for major MPD policies, and stronger representation on the commission.
Representatives from Leaders Igniting Transformation briefed the Fire and Police Commission on five formal demands and asked the board to move from conceptual support to concrete action.
Selena Cruz and Cristobal Martinez summarized the LIT package, citing Local Progress data and local surveys. Their demands included: (1) a 120-day deadline to complete citizen-complaint investigations; (2) quarterly dashboards showing complaint counts, outcomes and demographic breakdowns; (3) expanded neighborhood complaint intake sites and after-hours filing options with language access; (4) public hearings before adoption of major MPD policies (for example, use-of-force and vehicle-pursuit policies); and (5) an affirmation of diverse representation on the commission with a community advisory panel to incorporate those most affected.
Commissioners asked practical questions about feasibility, resources and next steps. Executive Director Leon Todd said annual complaint reports already include some demographic breakdowns and that staff could explore more frequent dashboards and adding zip-code data. Todd noted a bilingual investigator position on staff and that complaint forms are available in English, Spanish and Hmong.
Commissioner Ramey volunteered to connect LIT with commission staff and to help sort which demands require rule changes versus administrative adjustments. Commissioners discussed the process for changing rules (notice and at least one additional meeting across a 10-business-day window) and asked staff to analyze what would require a rule revision, what could be done administratively, and any constraints imposed by existing statutes or departmental authority.
What’s next: Commissioners encouraged continued dialogue, suggested a follow-up meeting between LIT and commission members, and asked staff to return with analysis of resource needs, statutory constraints and a proposed timeline for implementation or rule changes.
