Activists tried one last time to convince Tampa City Council that it should appoint a majority of members to the Tampa Police Civilian Review Board. Instead, the council voted for a 5-5 split with the mayor, and for both to sign off on an eleventh member appointed by the NAACP.
Tampa, ACLU remain at odds over police oversight board
Little has changed in the sticking points revolving around the independence of the Citizen Review Board. Will Thursdayâs meeting break the impasse?
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People who want to be in the room stand at a doorway of a Citizens Review Board meeting at the Tampa Convention Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 24
TAMPA â Shortly after street protests against police brutality started on the cityâs streets last year, activists began demanding an overhaul of the cityâs police oversight board.
Mayor Jane Castor has responded to those demands with proposed reforms, including more City Council power over appointments and a role in police hires for the Citizen Review Board, created in 2015 after an outcry following a
TAMPA, Fla. Officers within a Tampa police union feel "kicked in the face" after the city designated all of its police units to man official NFL game day events to celebrate Super Bowl LV despite serious health concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Tampa Police Benevolent Association (PBA
NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills provides insight on coronavirus precautions ahead of Super Bowl.
Officers within a Tampa police union feel kicked in the face after the city designated all of its police units to man official NFL game day events to celebrate Super Bowl LV despite serious health concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Tampa Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Darla Portman told Fox News in an interview Saturday that officers were expecting some form of Super Bowl celebrations, but certainly not at the scale of events slated to take place on Sunday, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs.