Coalition calls for transparency within Charleston Police Department budget
VIDEO: Coalition calls for transparency within Charleston Police Department budget By Paola Tristan Arruda | May 4, 2021 at 9:39 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 11:19 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A group of Lowcountry organizations are renewing calls for transparency within the Charleston Police Department.
The Charleston Peopleâs Budget Coalitionâs goals are to advocate for an equitable city budget and the elimination of poverty and racial disparities.
The city of Charleston approved a FY21 budget in December allocating roughly $54 million to the police department. The coalition is now submitting a Freedom of Information Act request for a detailed line-item budget of the department.