CEDAR RAPIDS A proposal resulting from a collaboration between city and community leaders and independent experts to form a citizens’ police review board will come for approval Tuesday to the Cedar Rapids City Council, advancing a key demand from racial justice advocates.
The council will consider an ordinance for creating a panel that would hold local law enforcement more accountable and deepen ties to the community, especially with underrepresented groups.
Creating a review board was one of seven demands that local group Advocates for Social Justice put forth in June after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, which sparked civil unrest across the nation.