Police Accountability Committee

Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC)

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024
6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. EST

3631 Perkins Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)

Community Police Commission office, 4th Floor (or watch on YouTube)

The Police Accountability Committee is a committee of Cleveland Community Police Commission members. It has oversight of the disciplinary process, analysis of disciplinary and accountability data, and is the lead committee for prepping evidentiary hearings related to disciplinary actions and generation of reports related to discipline and accountability.

Committee members:

Teri Wang, chair
John Adams
James Chura
Sharena Zayed

Note: Some pages on the CPC’s website list only Wang and Chura as members of this committee.

Find livestreams of this meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandCPC/streams

Agenda: When we see an agenda, we will update the assignment information. But, keep an eye out for an agenda closer to the meeting here and beneath the “News and Announcements” section on the commission’s homepage.

Find Documenters coverage of past Community Police Commission meetings here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=246

Learn more about the CPC with this explainer from Anastazia Vanisko: https://signalcleveland.org/clevelands-community-police-commission-put-discipline-decisions-in-residents-hands/

Check the source website for additional information

Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team

Live reporting by Christina Easter

Accountability committee talks police records and discipline appeals

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Good evening Cleveland and beyond! I will be live tweeting the Community Police Commission meeting starting at 6:00. #CLEDocumenters @signalcleveland @cledocumenters
Watch now or later at

youtube.com/@ClevelandCPC/…

04:59 PM Feb 13, 2024 CST

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) was established in 2015 as part of the terms of the Consent Decree between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Learn more about the CPC here

clecpc.org/about-us/

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Correction: Tonight's meeting is the Police Accountability Committee which is a committee of the CPC.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The Police Accountability Committee has oversight of the disciplinary process, analysis of disciplinary & accountability data, & is the lead committee for prepping evidentiary hearings related to disciplinary actions & generation of reports related to discipline & accountability.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Members of the Police Accountability Committee include Teri Wang (chair), John Adams, James Chura, and Sharena Zayed.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Here we go!

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Roll call - Teri Wang and James Chura are present and Zayed and Adams are not present.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters First up is Workgroup Report update - Gender based Violence Workgroup and Jason Goodrick, executive director of the CPC says this Workgroup will not be activated until the second half of this year.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next is the Brady/Giglio Work Group which will meet Feb. 15 to finalize the rubric and list based on the categories of the 2022 Disciplinary Notices within the next couple of months. Brady/Giglio relates to the Cuyahoga prosecutor process for tracking cops w/credibility concerns.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next is the Discipline Work Group - the Group is almost done with the manual sets forth all the police officers must obey; these rules have not changed in almost 30 years; the Group will try to make the rules fair, balanced, and consistent.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The Discipline Work Group meets every Thursday.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next, Old Business - Nat'l Assoc. of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement whose mission is to create a community of support for independent, civilian oversight entities that seek to make local law enforcement agencies/jails/prisons more transparent, accountable & responsive.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Learn about NACOLE here

nacole.org

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The CPC is missing an evidentiary process for requests that come before it and Martin ... attorney for the CPC is working on drafting hearing procedures for requests that come before the CPC.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The CPC can release the draft procedures to the public to solicit feedback. Goodrick and the members discuss how the procedures will be handled after the CPC has the draft.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters A copy of the Agenda can be obtained here -

clecpc.org/events/police-…

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next, update on records requests - there are two appeals before the CPC and the commissioners want additional files on these cases; there is discussion regarding who the Cleveland's Public Safety Inspector General (IG) reports too.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Signal Cleveland's Anastazia Vanisko reported on this on Feb. 6 - read about it here:

signalcleveland.org/clevelands-pub…

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next is a presentation on Discipline Flow Charts by Ryan Walker, Senior Policy Analyst at CPC. The presentation will have to be requested because it is not visible 🧐

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next: Public Comment and first is Lu who questions how officers know the rules they are to follow; there are not enough commissioners appointed to the CPC with critical thinking skills; the rules and accountability committees are the backbone of the CPC.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters Next public commenter is Rosie Palfy who wants to address a story published today about the CPC proposed new executive director.

rosiepalfy.com

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters The article centers around a dispute between Mayor Justin Bibb and the CPC which started in June 23 after the commission voted 7-5 to make Jason Goodrick the permanent executive director for CPC.

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@signalcleveland @cledocumenters That's it. Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send any inquiries on the meeting or tweets to @cledocumenters or email us at cledocumenters@gmail.com. DEUCES.

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Agency Information

Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC)

See meeting notes for details

See Documenters reporting

Watch the livestream on the CPC’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandCPC/streams

The Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) was established in 2015 as part of the terms of the Consent Decree between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Following an investigation, the DOJ determined there was a pattern of excessive force used by the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). The Consent Decree outlined the work that needed to be done so CDP policies, practices and procedures comply with Constitutional law.

Cleveland voters approved amendments to the city’s charter in 2021 that gave the CPC final say over police discipline.

The CPC was mandated under the Consent Decree to provide community input on needed policing reforms from the many diverse communities in Cleveland:

Faith-based organizations

Civil rights advocates

Business/philanthropic community

Communities of color

Advocacy organizations

Academia

Youth and student organizations

Homeless

Those with mental illness

CPC Commissioners consist of individuals that represent the diversity of Cleveland and a representative from each of the following police associations: The Black Shield, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association (CPPA).

The CPC works to empower the community’s voice in the reform process. It works with the community to develop reports and recommendations on ways police policies can better reflect community values. Better policies will help ensure policing in Cleveland is safe, effective, and that people’s civil rights are upheld.