Mayor Lori Lightfoot has named the first executive director of the newly created commission that will provide extensive public oversight of the Chicago Police Department.
The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, which has been debated intensely over the past five years in a process that drew input from dozens of community groups, is considered key to not only police reform but ensuring that Chicago residents have more say so in how public safety is achieved in the city.
Lightfoot announced this morning that Chicago attorney and public-safety policy expert Adam Gross will serve as the first executive director of the commission, a seven-member board.Gross played a central role in the launch of the commission by providing legal, policy, and technical support to community-based coalitions who worked to on the ordinance that created the commission.
“The establishment of a community-led Commission for oversight of the Chicago Police Department and its relevant agencies is a historic milestone for our city, and I am thrilled to announce that Adam Gross will serve as its first Executive Director,” Lightfoot said in a statement.
Under the ordinance, the commission will have direct input in both the selection and removal of the Chicago police superintendent, including approving a list of candidates for the mayor to select from when filling the position. It will also draft, review and set policy for the department.The goal of the commission overall is to make sure residents play an active role in the direction of the department.
“I am honored and humbled to serve Chicago as the first-ever Executive Director of the newly created Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability,” Gross said in the city announcement. “Independent, civilian-led oversight of our police department and police accountability agencies is more important than ever before.
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