The mayor of Shaker Heights released a video on the city’s website, pushing back against a ballot initiative launched last month aimed at public safety reforms, including a citizen oversight board.
“We firmly believe that the Charter amendments do not address the concerns raised by the proponents and in fact would make Shaker Heights residents and police officers less safe,” said Mayor David Weiss. “So while City Council and I are always open to ideas for improvements in the ways we deliver City services, we will never support ideas that make the City and our residents less safe.”
The video, posted on April 12, is a response to the efforts of Shaker Citizens for Fair Ticketing, which launched its campaign in March. Citing city data, the group says the city issued 71% of traffic tickets to Black drivers last year. They also pointed to the use of force, which they say involves Black or Hispanic people almost 100% of the time.“We stand in unity as neighbors because of our collective belief in equality for Shaker Heights,” said campaign manager Ethan Khorana. “They’re common sense public safety reforms. Oversight board, transparency, and a new approach to patrolling.
Create and curate a modernized, transparent, public police records database that tracks ticketing and uses of force to recognize bias and other challenges to equitable practices, and ensures easier complaint submission.“With respect to safety, City statistics show that serious crimes have actually decreased, steadily and significantly, in Shaker Heights since the mid-1970s, with the last seven years seeing the lowest numbers of serious crimes since 1959,” Weiss said.
The group needs to collect about 665 total signatures in support of the initiative by September to get it placed on the November ballot.
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