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Mayor Johnson announces task force after My Brother's Keeper pledge
Summary
Mayor Van R. Johnson II presented the My Brother's Keeper pledge and announced a task force to review city policies; council members were asked to each nominate a resident by June 12 and the police chief was asked to provide three years of use-of-force reports and training overviews.
Mayor Van R. Johnson II presented the My Brother's Keeper Alliance pledge at the City Council workshop on June 11, 2020, and announced he is creating a task force to evaluate city policies and procedures and to provide community input.
The mayor asked each council member to nominate one resident to represent Savannah on the task force by the close of business on Friday, June 12, 2020. He also asked Police Chief Roy W. Minter Jr. to supply department records and summaries to inform the task force: use-of-force incident reports for the past three years, an overview of the city's professional-standards complaint process, and summaries of annual and in-service training.
Council members discussed the proposal with the mayor and chief during the workshop but took no formal vote at the session. The immediate procedural step is the submission of nominations by the June 12 deadline; the mayor’s office and city staff will compile the materials requested from the Savannah Police Department for the task force to review.
