Require police review board to investigate all deaths and serious injuries from police actions

Police & Community SafetyGovernance

In Plain English

The city's police review commission currently decides whether to investigate incidents involving police. This change requires automatic investigations whenever police actions result in death or serious bodily injury. The commission would lose discretion over these cases and must assign an investigative officer to every incident.

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Votes

Said ordinance received first reading and was laid over for two weeks for second reading with direction to staff to define 'serious bodily injury' in the ordinance as 'requiring immediate hospitalization for a minimum period of 72 consecutive hours'

Moved by: Councilmember MyrickSeconded by: Councilmember Beckles
Passed

5 to 1

Jovanka BecklesAye
Gayle McLaughlinAye
Jael MyrickAye
Vinay PimpléAye
Eduardo MartinezAye
Tom ButtNay