Akron City Council Vice President Jeff Fusco introduced a resolution to oppose the police oversite charter amendment during a committee meeting Monday, calling the proposal "flawed."
Progressive lawmakers and residents are expressing disappointment after a resolution in support of national police reform died in a council committee in Akron.
Offered by Councilwoman Tara Samples, the resolution urging the U.S. Senate to pass H.R.1280 (the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021) was allowed a week of consideration in the public safety committee before receiving less than the three votes needed to advance to a full vote Monday night.
The committee, chaired by Councilman Donnie Kammer, agreed to take time last week to review the 138-page national police reform bill, first introduced in Congress weeks after a Minneapolis police officer murdered Floyd last year.