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Inspector General outlines civilian police review board powers, arbitration path and filing options
Summary
Inspector General Joseph Lopez presented the Civilian Police Review Board’s investigative role, subpoena powers and the board’s binding‑arbitration appeal if the police chief disagrees; he said the police union has signaled a legal challenge to arbitration clauses.
Inspector General Joseph Lopez told the committee the Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) now has a full roster of commissioners, in‑house investigative capacity and subpoena powers, and that the board conducts independent, concurrent investigations alongside internal affairs.
Lopez described the statutory and municipal framework created after the state Police Accountability Act of 2020 and said the city ordinance gives the CPRB a particularly robust set of tools, including an appeals pathway to an independent arbitrator when…
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