Interim commissioners Yvette Loizon, Anthony Driver Jr., Oswaldo Gomez, Cliff Nellis, Remel Terry, Beth Brown and Isaac Troncoso have a “big responsibility,” to “lay the foundation for a successful commission,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot named on Monday seven Chicago residents to serve on an interim commission overseeing the Chicago Police Department, and charged them with rebuilding trust in the scandal-plagued agency.The creation of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is eight months behind schedule, and the interim commission will not launch until the campaign to elect members of councils to oversee each of Chicago’s 22 police districts is underway.
Ald. Harry Osterman , who helped craft the commission, said Monday was a historic day that fulfills demands that the Chicago Police Department give Chicagoans a real say in how the department operates. Those demands reached a crescendo in the wake of the 2014 police murder of 16-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Every deadline set by the ordinance creating the commission — approved by the Chicago City Council on a 36-13 vote in July 2021 — was missed, enraging supporters who believe the commission is the city’s best chance to build trust in officers and police brass and put an end to repeated allegations of misconduct.
It took the City Council 10 months to take the first step toward creating the commission by recommending 14 Chicagoans to serve on the interim commission. It took Lightfoot an additional three months to conduct a “long and rigorous” interview process and pick seven members to serve on the commission until after the February election.
Candidates for those councils can start collecting nominating signatures on Tuesday, and must file their petitions no later than Nov. 16.
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