Charlotte leaders to vote on changes to Citizens Review Board

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte leaders will vote Monday night on changes to the Citizens Review Board, which is the group in charge of investigating complaints against police.

After the deadly officer-involved shooting of Keith Scott last year, Channel 9 reported that protestors demanded changes, calling for the city and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to be more transparent and to give the 11-member board subpoena powers, which would compel witnesses to cooperate.

Leaders will vote on several proposed changes to the board, including interviewing board members before they're appointed, banning city employees and their relatives from serving on the board and requiring training.

Members of Safe Coalition NC also plan to ask city leaders to require bias training and appoint an advocate to help citizens fill out appeal paperwork.

“We think a lot of people don't get their cases heard because they don’t complete the paperwork right,” said Robert Dawkins, with Safe Coalition NC. “They're not answering the questions correctly.”

The board will not vote Monday on granting subpoena powers. That issue must be approved by the state Legislature.

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