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SCHENECTADY City Council decisions on whether Schenectady’s Civilian Police Review Board should have different rules or enhanced powers as part of police accountability reforms were postponed Tuesday after some of the proposals by Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Marion Porterfield got significant pushback.
After a lengthy discussion at a virtual committee meeting, further talk was tabled for two weeks to give City Corporation Counsel Andrew Koldin time to do research on whether review board members should be required to sign confidentiality agreements, and whether the review board should know the names of officers whom they are reviewing complaints about.
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As a state mandated committee reviews police policies and procedures in Schenectady, the city’s existing Civilian Police Review Board is suggesting its own improvements.
In January, Schenectady’s Civilian Police Review Board submitted to the city council a report on a number of possible changes related to the board, which for years has been tasked with fostering communication between the city police department and the public.
Richard Shave is chair of the nine-member CPRB. Along with CPRB co-chair Carl Williams, he also serves on the city’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative steering committee, which has been examining police procedures over the last several months.
SCHENECTADY — The Schenectady Civilian Police Review Board is recommending it have expanded powers and a more formal structure, as the city works on plans to…