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Stone Park police brief trustees on Pretrial Fairness Act compliance, FOIA and body-camera funding challenges
Summary
Police Director Pavini told trustees Stone Park completed a Cook County Pretrial Fairness Act survey and highlighted uneven compliance on training, use-of-force and mental-health reporting; he said grants have helped some towns but FOIA and body-camera funding remain challenges and noted a pending House bill that could limit FOIA access to body-camera footage.
Police Director Pavini reported results from an April 1 Pretrial Fairness Act web conference and county survey, saying Stone Park was among 74 of 130 Cook County towns that completed the survey. He summarized five key mandates and uneven compliance across jurisdictions: in‑person training (for example, high‑risk traffic stops), extended use‑of‑force reporting (less than 50% compliance countywide), mental‑health reporting (less than 40% compliance), decertification rules (still unclear), and body cameras (reported in 63 of the responding towns).
Director Pavini said 171 of 212 towns that requested grant funding received awards, and that FOIA requests and sustainable funding for body cameras remain ‘‘the biggest issues’’ for small municipalities. He also noted a new House bill under consideration that would limit FOIA requests for body‑camera footage to the individuals pictured or those with written permission.
The report was informational; no policy action or vote was taken at this meeting. Trustees heard the update and did not record further direction in the committee minutes.
