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Police Accountability Board reports small number of complaints, urges legislative fix on exoneration records
Summary
Todd Lord presented the PAB's 2025 annual report, reporting a reduced PAC grant award ($55,433 approved), seven citizen complaints in the year (four exonerated, two administratively charged, one pending) and a recommendation to pursue legislative relief to allow expungement or removal of exonerated administrative complaints from officer records.
Todd Lord, who the board introduced as chair of the Police Accountability Board, delivered the PAB's 2025 annual report on Dec. 2 and asked for continued engagement with law enforcement agencies and county leaders.
Lord said the county secured the Police Accountability and Community Transparency PAC grant for 2026 but the award was significantly reduced; the PAB received $55,433 under the grant, about half of what it requested. Lord said the sheriff's office indicated it would cover some costs if the grant funding lapsed after expiration.
"Working with minimal funding there," Lord said, noting grant reductions had sharpened the board's focus on prioritizing services the funding supports.
He summarized complaint and case data: as of Oct. 20, the sheriff's department had responded to 23,265 calls for service, Denton Police Department 10,642, and Greensboro 1,073, a combined total of about 34,980 calls that generated seven citizen complaints during the reporting period. Of those seven complaints, four were investigated and exonerated, two resulted in administrative charges, and one complaint remained pending.
Lord described recent training for newly appointed ACC members and his own outreach at statewide meetings. He and commissioners discussed a legislative idea raised at a summit: a way to remove or otherwise not require perpetuation of exonerated administrative complaints on an officer's record. Lord said he would pursue the idea further with statewide peers and asked the commission's support for any legislative initiative.
Commissioners asked about the operational burden of the PAB and ACC processes on county staff and volunteers. President Breeding asked PAB staff to track volunteer and staff hours in future reports so the county can quantify the statute's workload and associated costs.
Lord also noted that two individuals who were administratively charged accepted resolutions rather than proceeding to trial board, avoiding lengthier hearings and expense; he confirmed a Denton trial board was scheduled for Dec. 15 at 9 a.m.
The commissioners thanked the PAB members for their volunteer service and asked staff to include time-and-effort documentation in future reports to support budget and legislative discussions.
Next steps: the PAB will continue outreach, training and pursuit of any legislative proposals; the commission requested the PAB document hours and staff time for future reports.
