Nearly 120 applications have been submitted by people looking for a seat on the nine-member panel.
Police Accountability Board Alliance
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Urban Action 11/20
This week’s call to action includes the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.) Council seeks PAB applicants Rochester City Council has started accepting resumes from people who want to serve on the newly-created Police Accountability Board. The volunteer board will be made up of nine city […]
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Scott predicts progress, regardless of PAB vote
Rochester took its most dramatic step yet last week in a decades-long search for a better system of police oversight. In a unanimous vote, City Council passed legislation creating an independent Police Accountability Board. The legislation still faces a public referendum, and it will be on the ballot in the November election. But if it […]
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Rochester City Council approves Police Accountability Board
Tuesday night was a milestone in a decades-long fight over how police misconduct claims in Rochester should be handled. In a unanimous vote, City Council passed a new law creating an independent, civilian Police Accountability Board.
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Rochester’s big decision on police oversight
Sometime this spring, City Council may vote on legislation that will dramatically change the way Rochester handles accusations of police misconduct. While activists have been pushing for reform for decades, for the past two years there’s been a particularly concerted effort, and city officials have now come up with two proposals. One, from Mayor Lovely […]
