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Concur with the Citizens Police Oversight Committee and Adopt a Resolution Adopting the Community Impact Case and Sentinel Event Review Framework for Use by the Citizens Police Oversight Committee in Reviewing Critical Incidents, High Impact Incidents, or Other Systemic Events Related to Law Enforcement in Oak Park
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Introduction
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The purpose of this framework is to establish the Citizens Police Oversight Committee’s (“CPOC”) process for identifying, evaluating, and responding to incidents, patterns, or policing practices that significantly affect community trust, public safety, or public understanding of law enforcement practices. This framework is designed to serve as one component of CPOC’s procedural rules, and was developed in response to the Board’s Motion to direct CPOC to review the “Halloween Incident,” when pepper balls were deployed by another law enforcement agency in response to a teen takeover event in Oak Park on October 31, 2025.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
On November 11, 2025, the Board adopted a motion to direct CPOC to review the Halloween Incident and report to the Board.
On October 14, 2025, the Board accepted Pivot Consulting Group’s Phase 5 Report regarding Police Oversight Recommendations.
Background
On October 14, 2025, the Village Board accepted Pivot Consulting Group’s (“Pivot”) Phase 5 Report regarding police oversight recommendations. Pivot included a number of recommendations designed to enhance and modernize the Village’s police oversight function, both organizationally and through use of the Citizens Police Oversight Committee (CPOC). Recommendations included expansion of CPOC’s authority to support robust complaint oversight, but also enable proactive, evidence-based evaluation of systemic policing practices.
On November 11, 2025, the Village Board adopted a motion to direct CPOC to revie...
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