The county council is reviewing amendments to a police accountability bill, and community members have concerns about the board member selection process so far.
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has developed a list of 11 nominees for the County Council to consider for confirmation to the board, but community members have asked for more public involvement in the process.
The current mechanism for citizen oversight in the county is the Citizen Complaint Oversight Panel , which is in the process of being repealed involving an officer and a civilian, and, if so, recommend discipline, according to the draft bill. The PAB would also have the ability to appoint a civilian to a three-member trial board, a body that determines how an officer is disciplined.
A background check was conducted on each of the 11 nominees, and all passed, Ford said. The members now await a confirmation process by the county council where the names would be made public. Erzen said the county began the recruiting process early to meet the July 1 deadline. He said the applications stated that the legislative process was ongoing and not yet complete.“This is what has been done for every board that has been put together,” Erzen said of the process.“I think it’s important to decentralize power from any one person,” Burroughs said in an interview. “The state law says the governing body will determine the composition [of the board].
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