Albany council gives review board disciplinary powers
Law must still be approved through a city referendum
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The legislation still needs to be approved by a citywide referendum before it goes into effect.
It gives the Community Police Review Board a budget equal to 1 percent of the city police department, as well as the ability to hire staff, greater access to police records, the power to conduct independent investigations into allegations of police misconduct, open investigations without a formal complaint being filed and the power to issue disciplinary findings.
The board’s president, Nairobi Vives, thanked the council for its work and asked it to be open to the idea of future changes to the board.