[in-person or remote] Regular Meeting
Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability5628 W Washington Blvd Chicago, IL 60644 Chicago, IL 60640 (Directions)
Kehrein Center for the Arts
You have the option of documenting this meeting in person or remotely.
If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector.
If you choose to document remotely, the meeting will be held via Facebook livestream.
The end time listed on this assignment is an estimation based on the duration of past meetings of this type.
A video recording of the meeting may be made available after the fact at https://www.youtube.com/@chicagoccpsa/videos.
Agenda items include:
Vote to approve minutes Vote to fill 001 District Council vacancy Vote to approve District Council member leadership positions Subject Matter Presentations (COPA and Police Board)
Agency Information
Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
In July 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance creating a new model for police oversight, accountability, and public safety. The ordinance creates two types of bodies: a citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with power to advance systemic reform, and District Councils, which will be elected in each police district and work to improve policing and public safety in the district. The Commission and District Councils will bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system; give Chicagoans a meaningful new role in oversight; and explore and advance alternative effective approaches to public safety.
Additional context:
- Dec. 20, 2021, issue of the Newswire newsletter with a timeline of events leading up to the establishment of CCPSA
- List of CCPSA members
- CCPSA bylaws
- Chicago Cityscape map of police districts