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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule municipality as described in Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, The City established by ordinance at Chapter 2-84 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago a Department of Police ("CPD") to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-5(a), the Mayor is authorized to appoint, with the advice and consent of the City Council, officers necessary to carry into effect the powers conferred upon municipalities, which, pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) ofthe Constitution of the State of Illinois, include the power to regulate for the protection of the public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, The Police Accountability Task Force called for creation of a "Community Safety Oversight Board," "comprised entirely of community residents," with "power to oversee CPD, the new CPIA [now the Civilian Office of Police Accountability] and all police oversight mechanisms," and specified that "The Community Board would ensure that... all components of the police oversight system are held fully accountable, operate with maximum transparency and perform their roles in a manner that is informed by community needs"; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Justice concluded that "[i]t has never been more important to rebuild trust for the police within Chicago's neighborhoods most challenged by violence, poverty, and unemployment," and that "Chicago must undergo broad, fundamental reform to restore this trust," which "will benefit both the public and CPD's own officers," and "is necessary to solve and prevent violent crime"; and
WHEREAS, Research indicates that public participation in the determination of police department policy helps to build trust in the police department; and
WHEREAS, Oh January 31, 2019, t...
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