Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Oversight Board, which has lost half of its board members in recent months and has been navigating limits on its authority, will meet with the City Council on Sept. 11 to discuss potential ordinance revisions.
If you’re new to this issue, read more about recent resignations and how outgoing members say systemic changes are needed if the board is to achieve its stated goals. Inez Gonzalez, who recently resigned as PCOB executive director, told Charlottesville Tomorrow in July that it would be easier to rewrite the ordinance rather than continue using “the existing patchwork of documents that currently govern the board’s operations.”
The PCOB has long struggled to live up to the vision that residents and activists lobbied for, leading to frustration and some referring to the PCOB as a “graveyard” and “a farce.”
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City Council and police oversight board to discuss proposed ordinance changes
Interested in police oversight and proposed changes to ordinance governing Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Oversight Board? The board and City Council will hold a joint meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11 at CitySpace, 100 Fifth St. NE, Charlottesville…