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Council refers proposed OIM/PCOB ordinance amendments to oversight board, schedules council reconsideration for August 4
Summary
After hours of public testimony for and against a substitute that would change reporting, hiring and administrative rules for the Office of the Independent Monitor and the Police Civilian Oversight Board, the Common Council voted to refer the measure to the PCOB for review and set an August 4 council date for reconsideration.
Following approximately three hours of public testimony, the Madison Common Council voted April 21 to refer proposed amendments to the ordinance that governs the Office of the Independent Police Monitor (OIM) and the Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB). The referral sends the substitute (Legistar 92386, ‘version 2’) back to the PCOB for consideration on June 17 and schedules council reconsideration for August 4.
The substitute would add public-reporting requirements and clarify administrative relationships between the OIM/PCOB and city departments including HR, IT and the City Attorney’s Office. The sponsor and supporters said the changes are intended to…
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