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Residents press Akron City Council for enforceable police oversight and stronger body-camera rules
Summary
At tonight’s Akron City Council meeting, public commenters urged the council to adopt enforceable police-oversight measures and to require longer camera 'look back' and automatic audio on body-worn cameras; commenters said the council provided no on-the-record answers.
William Reynolds, a public commenter, told the Akron City Council that it must stop delaying decisions on public-safety equipment and police accountability measures, criticizing an ordinance to purchase a mobile command center that has sat in committee since October 2024.
Reynolds urged the council to either approve the purchase or reject it, saying, “Either council is for the purchase and makes a plan on how to do it, or council is against it and it should be voted down. Anything else is a slap in the face to our public safety…
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