Village of Oak Park President and Board of Trustees met Sept. 29.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Agenda Approval
IV Minutes
V. Non-Agenda Public Comment
VI. Village Manager Reports
VII. Regular Agenda
A. ID 20-252 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.
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.
B. ID 20-215 Citizen Police Oversight Committee Semi-Annual Written Report to the Village Board of Trustees
Pursuant to Article 30, Section 2-30-2 “Duties” the Citizen Police Oversight Committee shall provide written reports to the Village Board or such standing or ad hoc committee of the Village Board as the Village Board may designate, on a semiannual basis, concerning the Committee’s activities and any information and analysis of such information which the committee may have compiled as a result of its activities during the preceding six months.
The Citizen Police Oversight Committee held a special meeting on September 2, 2020 to finalize and approve reporting and analysis retroactive to January 1, 2018 due to the absence of this reporting to date. Future written reports from CPOC will report on the preceding 6 months only as per the ordinance.
Overview:
VIII. Adjourn
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