January 2022
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Dear Portlanders,
The Police Accountability Commission began its work last month, starting a process of developing an investigatory and disciplinary structure for the Portland Police Bureau to replace the Independent Police Review process. You can learn more about the Police Accountability Commission at www.portland.gov/police-accountability.
December Summary
The Police Accountability Commission was convened for the first time on December 2 for a social event, which was held privately to allow members of the PAC to get to know one another.
The PAC then met twice, on December 9 and December 18, to establish systems for the Organizational Phase of their work. The Commission adopted interim community standards for how they will work with each other. They agreed to interim roles and responsibilities, including creating co-chairs for the Organizational Phase for the full commission as well as for its sub-committees. Finally, the PAC created two sub-committees, one working to develop the bylaws and other internal processes, and the other to develop the PAC's Community Engagement Framework.
January and Next Steps
The Organizational Phase of the Commission's work will primarily take place over January and February 2022, and will develop internal processes including bylaws and a community engagement framework for the Commission through sub-committee work. The full Commission will also meet, and will develop the Commission's values and scope of work, including agenda development for the work phases beginning in March 2022.
The sub-committees will hold their first meetings in January:
- Sub-Committee on Bylaws and Internal Processes: Thursday, January 13 from 5:30-7:30 PM on Zoom
- Sub-Committee on Community Engagement Framework: Thursday, January 20 from 7-9 PM on Zoom
As more information is finalized for each meeting, it will be posted at the links above. This includes a Zoom link for members of the public to observe the meeting, agenda items for the meeting, and other documents. Meeting reports will also be posted at this link after the meeting once approved by the PAC.
Accessibility Notice
To help ensure that community members can observe these meetings, the City of Portland will provide ASL interpretation, closed captioning and Spanish interpretation. If there are other ways we can help you more fully participate in this process, please contact the Police Accountability Commission staff support at PoliceAccountability@portlandoregon.gov.
Para ayudar a garantizar que los miembros de la comunidad puedan observar estas reuniones, la ciudad de Portland proporcionará interpretación en ASL, subtítulos en ingles e interpretación en español. Si hay otras maneras en que podemos ayudarle a participar más plenamente en este proceso, por favor comuníquese con el personal de la Comisión de Responsabilidad Policial en PoliceAccountability@portlandoregon.gov.
More information on the Police Accountability Commission's work can be found at the Commission website, which is under development and having new information posted regularly: https://www.portland.gov/police-accountability
If you have any questions, please email PoliceAccountability@PortlandOregon.gov.