It ended where it began after months of indecision over filling a vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB). On Tuesday, city council was tasked with appointing one person from a list of five finalists as part of a lengthy selection process that included a highly publicized do-over.
On Monday, city council held a lengthy meeting behind closed doors to conduct individual interviews with five finalists selected to fill the vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB).
City council’s earlier move to fill the vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB) means the eventual appointee must wait until Sept. 21 to attend their first scheduled meeting.
Public pressure about the lack of diversity on London’s police board moved council to redo its selection process. However, concern remains that unconscious bias might influence which applicant is eventually chosen to fill the vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB).
A council committee has chosen five finalists for an appointment to the London Police Services Board, including a pair of finalists from the first selection process.