“The last week and a half has felt like being here a month and a half, which is great because things are moving forward. So you’ll hear ‘process, process, process,’ but by the next meeting there’ll be a lot for you all to review and kind of get through,” Madison’s interim Independent Monitor Aeiramique Glass told the Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) Wednesday evening in a status update on her first few days on the job.
The PCOB, the government body that the Office of the Independent Monitor reports to, announced Glass’ hiring late last month. Most recently the chief of police accountability in Baltimore, she beat out two other candidates for the interim position and is expected to lead the OIM for the next six to nine months. Finding someone for the permanent position, which opened up when former Independent Monitor Robin Copley resigned in early October, will be one of Glass’ key responsibilities.
But Glass is also in charge of the OIM’s usual duties – processing civilians’ complaints about police, submitting annual reports to the city council, and engaging regularly with the public…