Geneva City Council approves Police Review Board by 6-3 vote
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On Wednesday Geneva City Council ended a nearly year-long saga by approving Public Law 1-2021, which establishes a
Police Review Board.
Prior to Wednesday’s vote, most of the Council took time to speak on the proposed Public Law and the process that the Council and residents had gone through to create it.
Councilors Frank Gaglianese (At-Large) and Anthony Noone (At-Large) both spoke in opposition to the proposal. Both stated that they had heard from many residents who opposed a PRB. Noone indicated that he had received a petition signed by 375 City residents who opposed the PRB proposal. Noone had originally been prepared to read the names of the individuals who signed the petition but decided not to read them because he was concerned that public disclosure of the individuals’ names could put them at risk of retaliation.