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Civilian Appeals Board re-elects Jason Osborne as chair; Michelle Williams named vice chair as new members are welcomed
Summary
At its April 15 meeting, the Civilian Appeals Board elected Jason Osborne chair and Michelle Williams vice chair, welcomed three newly appointed members and set mandatory trainings needed before the board can hear two pending appeals.
The Civilian Appeals Board on April 15 elected Jason Osborne to serve another term as chair and named Michelle Williams vice chair, as the board welcomed three newly appointed members and moved to schedule mandatory training before hearing two pending appeals.
Board member Jason Osborne accepted the nomination and a subsequent roll-call vote recorded seven yes votes and one absence, approving the leadership slate. The board voted: Kimberly Williams (yes); Reisha Harden (yes); Jason Osborne (yes); Dean Pacific (yes); Jordan Cross (yes); Douglas Mleski (absent); Daniel Savage (yes); Michelle Williams (yes).
The leadership change came amid an onboarding session for the new appointees, who were confirmed by the city commission the day before. New members introduced themselves: Daniel Savage said he is a retired assistant chief of the Grand Rapids Police Department with 34 years of service and described recent consulting and background-investigation work; Reisha Harden said she has worked with the Urban League and the NAACP on advocacy and community-policing efforts; Kimberly Williams said she has degrees in criminal justice, represents the Boston Square Neighborhood Association and has previously advocated on issues before the board.
Brandon Davis, the city's managing director for oversight, public accountability and equity and engagement, told the board it is "training season" and outlined three required components of onboarding: an Office of Public Accountability orientation, a legal update from the city attorney, and a Grand Rapids Police Department use-of-force training. Davis said the earliest offered date for the police training is April 29 at 5 p.m., and recommended using a Doodle poll to finalize dates quickly. He said completion of both the police training and the virtual legal update would be required before the board could hear the pending appeals.
A separate calendar note: the board heard an announcement that the Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit will be held April 25 at GRPS University and that the expungement fair has been moved to Aug. 22. No members of the public signed up to speak during the public-comment period.
The meeting closed after brief updates on the annual report and logistics; staff committed to sending scheduling information and training details to board members ahead of the next meeting.
