February 08, 2010

Update on Commissioner Leonard's efforts to strengthen Police oversight

Justice_scale At the beginning of the year, Randy announced that he would be pursuing significant changes to the Independent Police Review function of the City to ensure that it has the resources and authority it needs to be most effective in its oversight of the Police. 

We are pleased to say that we are progressing very swiftly, working with Auditor Griffin-Valade and other Council members to craft the changes.  We are optimistic that we will complete the construct of the changes this week for the City Attorney's office to draft into City Code.  Commissioner Leonard intends to bring the changes to the City Council for approval as soon as the City Attorney's office can complete their work.

For more information, including a number of examples that illustrate the need for greater Police oversight, please click here.

Feb 8, 2010 6:45:00 AM | Police Bureau

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