December 2022
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Dear Portlanders,
The Police Accountability Commission is a City advisory group consisting of community members developing a new accountability system for Portland police, including a new investigatory and disciplinary structure and oversight board. This email is a public meeting notice for the Police Accountability Commission for December 2022.
Public Meeting Notice
The Police Accountability Commission's monthly meeting for December is this coming Thursday:
- Police Accountability Commission Meeting:
Thursday, December 8, 6:30-9 PM
The Police Accountability Commission Sub-Committee on Officer Accountability has added a work session on December 10, in addition to its two sub-committee meetings in December:
- PAC Sub-Committee on Officer Accountability:
Monday, December 5, 7-9 PM - PAC Work Session on Officer Accountability (NEW):
Saturday, December 10, 1:30-5 PM - PAC Sub-Committee on Officer Accountability:
Monday, December 19, 7-9 PM
Please note that the Sub-Committee on Officer Accountability was previously known as the Sub-Committee on Individual Accountability.
The Police Accountability Commission has previously-scheduled meetings for its Sub-Committee on Access to Information, and Sub-Committee on Structural Oversight, in December:
- PAC Sub-Committee on Access to Information:
Monday, December 12, 7-9 PM - PAC Sub-Committee on Structural Oversight:
Thursday, December 15, 7-9 PM - PAC Sub-Committee on Access to Information:
Thursday, December 29, 7-9 PM
Finally, the Commission's first sub-committee meeting in January has been tentatively moved from January 2 to January 5:
- PAC Sub-Committee on Structural Oversight:
Thursday, January 5, 7-9 PM
The Police Accountability Commission will not meet from December 20-28.
The Police Accountability Commission generally meets on Thursday, with sub-committee and other meetings occurring on Monday. Rarely, a week will have these meetings reversed, with the full commission meeting Monday. Meetings generally start at 6:30 or 7 PM.
The Police Accountability Commission also holds community engagement events on other days of the week and/or at other times of day. The full event calendar will have these events posted.
As more information is finalized for each meeting, it will be posted at the links above. The links include Zoom connection information and in-person viewing sites for members of the public to observe the meeting and participate with public comment, agenda items for the meeting, and other documents. Meeting reports will also be posted at this link after the meeting.
Accessibility Information
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 support staff at PoliceAccountability@portlandoregon.gov. Use City TTY 503-823-6868, or use Oregon Relay Service: 711
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. Utilice el TTY de la ciudad 503-823-6868 o utilice el Servicio de retransmisión de Oregón: 711
More information on the Police Accountability Commission's work can be found at the Commission website, which has new information posted to it regularly.
If you have any questions, please email PoliceAccountability@portlandoregon.gov.
Get Involved!
The PAC website includes a page with more information on how to get involved in the commission's work, including how to watch meetings, give public comment during meetings, and give advance public comment to the PAC as well.