Submitted By
Rasheda Jackson, Assistant Village Attorney
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
Title
A presentation to the Village Board to Provide an Update on Work Being Done in Response to Village Board Direction from June 22, 2020 Related to Examining Policing in Oak Park:
1. Hold a Community Conversation;
2. Identify a Third-Party Consultant;
3. Perform a Review of the Citizens Police Oversight Committee (CPOC) via the Law Department; and
4. Evaluate Use-of-Force Polices in Accordance with Resolution in Support of the Obama Foundation Pledge.
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Overview
Overview
This item is a rescheduled presentation from August 25, 2020, due to the early adjournment of that meeting of the Village Board.
On June 22, 2020, the Village Board approved two actions related to the examination of policing in Oak Park and staff will present an update to the Board on both actions:
Motion 20-035: Direct staff to hold a community conversation, identify a third party consultant and perform a review of the Citizen Police Oversight Committee via the Law Department.
Resolution 20-155: A Resolution in Support of the Obama Foundation Pledge which was taken by Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb as Part of a National Effort to Address Police Violence and Systemic Racism by Evaluating Local Police Use of Force Policies.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Presentation and discussion.
Background
Special Meetings of the Village Board are scheduled for Tuesday, August 25 and Thursday, August 27, 2020 to allow for follow-up presentations related to the Village Board meeting held on June 22, 2022 the Village Board held a substantive discussion the Obama Pledge to address local police use of force and examination of policing in Oak Park as part of the social movement Black Lives Matter.
The minutes of that meeting are attached. As a part of the meeting the Village Board approved a Resolution in support of the Obama Foundation Pledge to evaluate local use of force policies and a Motion to direc...
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