Return to [in person, TODAY] Police District Councils Quarterly Meeting
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District Council members propose police reform priorities

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Hello, I’ll be covering this evening’s Police District Council meeting hosted by the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) at Malcolm X College at 1900 W Jackson Blvd starting at 6pm.
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06:10 PM Jun 5, 2024 CDT

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Here is the agenda.
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The time for public comment has passed. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the proposal process for the commission.
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Here is part of the process for submitting and presenting proposals.
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The first proposal being presented is from police district council 12.
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One question asked is “does this pertain to all hate groups or white supremacy in particular?”
The host of this meeting will be taking the feedback back to those who wrote the initial proposal.
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The next proposal is from David Orlikoff from police district council 14.
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More from Orlikoff’s proposal presentation part 1
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More from Orlikoff’s proposal presentation part 2
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The next proposal is from David Boykin from police District council 006
This video was shown during the presentation
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The next proposal is from Sam Schoenberg from Police District 019
To learn more about this proposal, visit
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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The next proposal is read by the host of the meeting. This proposal is from Alees Edwards from police district council 011
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Now, time is being allotted for questions from District Council members
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Questions are being asked about shotspotter
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Questions for David Orlikoff
Orlikoff responds to some questions referencing this article
blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/15/911…
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There is frustration and tension created by Orlikoff telling another police district council member “shut up.”
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Boykin decides not to take questions and encourages the other police district council members to watch the video referenced here
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Now, a break is taking place.
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Charles Isaacs, Assistant Director, goes over the purpose of today’s meeting, Chicago public police department developed a policy governing interactions with the Police District councils.
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Isaacs is now discussing the policy development overview.
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Isaacs says the process is fluid and that the process could go a lot longer
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Here is some background information on G01-11
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Isaacs mentions a resources guide that is meant to provide more information on how the Chicago Police Department operates along with other things.
There are some upcoming webinars. One will be June 12, 2024. Here is an overview of G01-11.
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More from Isaacs’s presentation
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Isaacs discusses the written reports
“They must be signed off by the commander.”
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The Police District Council Meeting members are now in the working groups.
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So far, police district council members have voted for Saturday, September 28 at 10am for the next police district council quarterly meeting.
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There is now a reveal for the CCPSA logo and options for the logo for police district council members. A survey will be sent out to council members on what the overall preference is.
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Police District council members are discussing concerns and questions about how the logos can be used.
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The meeting adjourned at 8:24pm.