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Berkeley’s Police Review Commission, or PRC, discussed next steps in its transition to the Police Accountability Board, or PAB, at a meeting Wednesday evening.
There were 37 total PAB applications, some of which were from current PRC members, and applicants are currently undergoing a background check, according to PRC commissioner Ismail Ramsey. Applicants will be voted on by Berkeley City Council at its June 1 meeting, in hopes that the PAB can be established by July 1, deputy city manager David White said.
White and PRC commissioner Kitty Calavita have also been working on budgeting for the office of the Director of Police Accountability and aim to present to the Budget and Finance Committee on May 6.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Rochester s Police Accountability Board Wednesday proposed its 2021-2022 budget, and in it, the board is asking for roughly $5 million, which it says would go to hiring several dozen staff, and create three distinct bureaus within the organization.
The PAB says the budget would allow the board to hire 55 staff members, and the three bureaus would focus on officer accountability, systemic change, and a bureau of administration. It says the accountability bureau would investigate roughly 480 complaints a year. The board still does not have disciplinary powers,
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With much of organized labor having already taken sides in the New York City mayor’s race, all eyes turn now to the United Federation of Teachers a powerful arm of the American Federation of Teachers whose endorsement could bring a significant boost to the mayoral hopeful who gets the nod.