Cleveland City Council is holding a special meeting tomorrow to review . The changes are part of the consent decree with the to revamp the police department.
The Justice Department says the current fails to adequately hold officers accountable in use-of-force cases, and changes need to be made. If council approves putting the charter amendment on November鈥檚 ballot, voters would decide whether to raise the number of members from 7 to 9, and one of those would have to be between the ages of 18 and 30. It would also limit members to two four year terms. Mario Clopton is co-chair of the required by the consent decree to make reform recommendations. He says the proposed Review Board changes are a start, but hopes more is done in the future.
鈥淎lso just addressing the civilian complaint process in itself. Currently the Civilian Police review Board has a backlog of investigations through the Office of Professional Standards, and that speaks to a deficiency in the structure of the actual complaint process.鈥�
City officials say additional changes could be made in the future.
