Council voted 6 to 5 with one abstention on the proposed candidates to the city's new civilian oversight board, again short of the two-thirds majority needed.
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Council was divided on one candidate , Imokhai Okolo, and may swap out his name at the next meeting. Council failed to meet the Feb. 27 deadline to seat the board.
DOWNTOWN AKRON Akron City Council members failed to meet the deadline to approve members to the Akron Citizens Police Oversight Board despite a five-hour meeting Feb. 27. A charter amendment approved by voters in November to create the oversight board stated Council needed to seat the new members by Feb. 27 with approval by
Council was divided on one candidate , Imokhai Okolo, and may swap out his name at the next meeting. Council failed to meet the Feb. 27 deadline to seat the board.