Public Health & Safety Committee

Public Health & Safety (PHS) Committee

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022
1:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. CST

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  • 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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Reporting

By Barb Hemberger 11/30/2022
By Barb Hemberger 11/30/2022
By Jackie Renzetti 11/30/2022
By Jackie Renzetti 11/30/2022
By Jackie Renzetti 11/30/2022

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Public Health & Safety (PHS) Committee

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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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