Police oversight board in Cleveland, Ohio, US
The Cleveland Community Police Commission is a civilian oversight body with final authority on police policy, discipline, and training.
History.
In the aftermath of the 2014 Killing of Tamir Rice, the 2015 United States Department of Justice consent decree showed a Cleveland Division of Police pattern of excessive use of force, established the Community Police Commission, and required a community policing model department wide rather than a designated unit.
In 2021, Cleveland voters passed Issue 24, writing the Community Police Commission into the city charter.
Procedures.
The mayor and City Council nominate the 13 commissioners, who investigate and make decisions about resident complaints. The commission can override police discipline decisions and direct the review board to investigate officers’ conduct. The city charter requires that the budget increase with either inflation or with the size of the police budget. The Commission must be demographically representative of the city.
Commission work.
The commission has working groups to:
Commissioners do not need a public records request to obtain relevant information, with more access than the public.
On Dec. 19, 2023, the Commission voted to restrict the issuance of police policies without pre-approval, which Mayor Bibb called dangerous.
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