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Commission elects chair, sets Sept. 17 public hearing and orders study on MPD coaching
Summary
On July 6 the Community Commission on Police Oversight elected its chair and vice chair, set a public hearing for Sept. 17, 2026, and approved a resolution commissioning a research/study on MPD coaching practices to inform policy 1-406 and related work.
The Community Commission on Police Oversight on July 6 elected its officers for the coming year, scheduled a September public hearing and authorized a study of Minneapolis Police Department coaching practices.
Chair Latanya Rees opened the meeting and Clerk Carey administered the roll call. Commissioners adopted the meeting agenda and accepted minutes from June 15 by roll call votes.
In a formal vote conducted by roll call, Commissioner Reeves was elected chair and Vice Chair Olsen was re‑elected vice chair. Both thanked the commission; Rees said she would continue to work on issues raised during her prior term.
The commission approved a proposal from the community engagement committee to hold an additional public hearing on Sept. 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the same location and asked staff to widely publicize the hearing. The hearing will be used to solicit broader community input on panel recommendations, coaching, and related disciplinary policy work.
Commissioner Sheffield moved and Commissioner Smith seconded a resolution directing OPCR and relevant staff to produce an aggregate summary and research on MPD coaching practices. The resolution requests: an aggregate summary of coaching referrals and which policies are implicated; counts of officers with repeat coaching; differentiation between coaching routed at intake and coaching following review‑panel or chief review; and written documentation of the coaching process and training for supervisors. Commissioners amended the draft to clarify that some coaching referrals may follow review‑panel and chief review and to request a written description of the chief’s decision where applicable. The motion passed (roll call recorded 8 ayes on the final motion recorded in transcript).
The PPRR committee will collect public and commissioner feedback on draft policy 1-406 (responsibilities and duties of supervisors) and submit recommendations to the implementation unit by the August 7 deadline; commissioners will aim to supply comments before the July 20 PPRR meeting.
With no further business, Chair Rees adjourned the meeting.
