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Commissioner QuanTez Pressley is elected to be the new board chair. Commissioner Jim Holley will be the new vice chair.
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Meeting started on time with a prayer. Attendance of Commissioners is being taken. There are several Commissioners absent. Today's agenda has been approved. Now approving minutes for 6/3/23.
Minutes for 6/1 minutes are approved.
2 Commissioners have arrived late but present.
Minutes for 6/1 minutes are approved.
2 Commissioners have arrived late but present.
Possible swearing in new investigators. However, there is a question if this is on the agenda. The Investigators are being sworn in.
We are back. Commissioner Ferguson is talking about his tenure as Chairman. He has just thanked his co-chair. He is thanking his family for their support.
Now nominating Commissioners for chairperson. Commissioner Banks has been nominated, Commissioner Pressley had bee nominated. Commissioner Banks has been nominated.
Voting on closing nominations. Nominations are now closed.
Election protocol: To win, candidate must receive the majority of votes. Also, there is no No vote.
Election protocol: To win, candidate must receive the majority of votes. Also, there is no No vote.
Nominations for vice chair: Rev. Holley was the only nomination and wins!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
A representative for Chief White presenting a report. There has been an increase in violent crime. Most of the report has been negative: homicides, child abuse etc. Good news: 41 officers have been reinstated.
Question: does the department still scrutinize liquor stores?
Answer: yes
Question: status of federal govt contribution which would be used to hire more officers?
Answer: recruiting and hiring is ongoing
Question: Chief and his staff will be at WCCCD/Downtown campus at 10:30a
Answer: yes
Question: status of federal govt contribution which would be used to hire more officers?
Answer: recruiting and hiring is ongoing
Question: Chief and his staff will be at WCCCD/Downtown campus at 10:30a
Question: Are ride-alongs still a thing?
Precinct has to be contacted and waiver signed before ride alongs are allowed.
Precinct has to be contacted and waiver signed before ride alongs are allowed.
Public Comment: Citizen has a complaint about a lack of response to her complaints about home invasion, her constitutional rights are being abused.
Public Comment: A 91yo citizen is speaking. Parents need to be more responsible and careful with guns. Too many children shooting and losing their life to gun violence.
Public Comment: Marijuana is causing psychosis. Need for a mental health hospital.
Report on Department staffing by Human Resources: She has multiple slides with statistics. The commissioners are clearly delighted with this report. https://t.co/LdB2OvqAml
Questioning department info on suspensions especially suspension without pay. How many suspensions with pay as well.
2nd precinct Commander detailed report about events, community education initiatives, crime statistics, community relations meetings, Senior movie night, jazz concert 7/21 @ the 2nd precinct. National Night Out on 8/8 https://t.co/EdvSEa65aq
Commissioner Holley has a question: would the precinct welcome him speaking with someone at the precinct about increasing the presence of ministers.
Also, do police officer walk through the neighborhoods. The commander said yes.
Also, do police officer walk through the neighborhoods. The commander said yes.
Discussion about the dealing with the backlog. One point is to have people work from home to deal with the backlog. One commissioner blames working from home as a reason for the backlog. The chairperson says that a report about citizen complaints will be available on June 30th
Rev. Holley is concerned that committees are not meeting. Motion that committees that don't meet need to require staff to complete the work. Motion has been withdrawn. Since there was a new election, new committee chairpeople have to be chosen.
The meeting adjourned at 8:37pm. This concludes the The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners Community Meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for June 15, 2023. For more meeting coverage, check out documenters.org.
The BOPC meets weekly each Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, except for the second Thursday when the BOPC holds a monthly community meeting at 6:30 p.m at various locations.
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