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
Several councilmembers refused to vote for Imokhai Okolo, a 27-year-old Black lawyer and community activist, over an alleged social media post he made in the past.
Several councilmembers refused to vote for Imokhai Okolo, a 27-year-old Black lawyer and community activist, over an alleged social media post he made in the past.