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Council refers resolution opposing police brutality and use of force to Public Safety Committee
Summary
A resolution opposing police brutality toward nonviolent protesters was discussed and the council agreed it should return to the Public Safety Committee for more review and potential revision; several speakers urged the council to consider Police Accountability Board recommendations first.
Councilmembers discussed a resolution reaffirming the city’s opposition to police brutality and use of force against nonviolent protesters. The item—originally drafted by a former councilmember—had not received committee action. Several councilmembers suggested returning the resolution to the Public Safety Committee for further review and clearer authorship.
Public speakers asked the council to prioritize the Police Accountability Board’s report on recent misconduct (referred to in testimony as the "textgate" report) and to pursue the board’s recommendations. Council agreed to return the item to committee rather than adopt it at this meeting; the discussion included requests for greater specificity about recommended crowd-control tactics and alignment with ongoing police-policy reviews.
