Public Health & Safety Committee
Public Health & Safety (PHS) Committee
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022
1:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. CST
Remote
- Approved amendments to ordinance that would create the Community Commission on Police Oversight.
- More than 15 people spoke during public comment, all in opposition to the commission. They emphasized a lack of time for the public to provide significant input, and called for additional changes to public oversight, such as removing sworn officers from the review panels.
- The ordinance will now go to the City Council at its next meeting (Dec. 8)
Key changes:
- The chair is no longer selected by the mayor. Instead, the chair would be elected by commission members.
- The makeup of the review panels will be three CCPO commissioners (instead of two) and two sworn staff
- City Council will appoint eight CCPO members (instead of 13) and the mayor will appoint seven (instead of two)
Other actions:
- Approved ten members to the Commission on Civil Rights.
- Approved 8 items on the Consent Agenda, including:
- Authorizing a three year contract with a two-year extension with Ellie Mental Health in the amount not to exceed $950,224, for trauma-informed psychological services for the Police Department for the period of Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2027.
- Approving a buyback contract for MPD to provide additional police patrols in Lowry Hill
- A request for the mayor to direct staff to provide a “non-partisan, multidisciplinary review” regarding MPD’s buyback program
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Public Health & Safety (PHS) Committee
This committee oversees public health and social service programs, including sustainability, civil rights, immigration, and community engagement. It also oversees public safety and emergency management.
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