Police Board
Chicago Police Board3510 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60653 (Directions)
UPDATE: The next regular meeting of the Police Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 7:30pm. To protect the public’s health in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and as permitted by Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020 – 07, the meeting will take place entirely via audio conference. There will not be an in-person meeting. The public will have access to the meeting via audio conference. To join the conference call at 7:30pm on Thursday dial 712-770-4010 and then enter the access code 654-875 and then the # key.
The agenda for the public portion of the meeting is as follows:
Approval of the minutes of the previous public meeting Next regular public meeting of the Police Board: Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. Disciplinary actions Orders issued by the Superintendent of Police during the previous month Report of the Superintendent of Police Questions and comments from the public (Prior sign-up is required of those wishing to address the Board. To add your name to the list of speakers, please contact the Board’s office at 312.742.4194 or Carisa.Boatman@cityofchicago.org up to 15 minutes before the conference call begins.)
As of this writing, this in-person meeting is still scheduled and does not have a publicly available remote participation option. Please review this thread on the Documenters message board for our most up-to-date advice regarding in-person meetings.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
07:45 PM Mar 19, 2020 CDT
Paula Wolff, Matthew Crowl, Michael Eaddy, Steve Flores, Jorge Montes, John P. O'Malley Jr., Rhoda Sweeney, Andrea Zopp and Max Caproni.
-Interim Chicago Police Superintendent, Charlie Beck chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-….
-Chief Administrator of COPA, Sydney Roberts chicagocopa.org/about-copa/lea…
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-all physical sworn personnel is in uniform
-Staffed the department's medical section with 24/7 personnel
-Advised applicable personnel to work from home
-Shutdown gyms and recreational facilities
-In the process of dispensing personal protective equipment to all districts
-Limit the booking of misdemeanor suspects
-Limit amount of citations and tickets
-increased the station and lockup cleaning
- 1 confirmed COVID-19 case in dept.
The next scheduled board meeting will take place on April 16, 2020, at 7:30 PM.
Agency Information
Chicago Police Board
The Chicago Police Board is an independent civilian body that oversees various matters of the Chicago Police Department, mainly deciding disciplinary cases involving police officers or members of the department, and nominating candidates for Superintendent of Police. The nine individuals who sit on the board are appointed by the mayor.
If you’re attending a Police Board meeting in person, be prepared to go through security. You may hear graphic descriptions of violent events or loud verbal protest from members of the public.
Remote meetings may be viewed at https://cantv.org/watch-now/ or on CAN-TV, Chicago cable channel 27. The video recordings are later posted on Youtube and previously on CAN TV’s YouTube within a day or two.
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