[in person] Public Hearing - COPA Chief Administrator Search - Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
Criminal Justice

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. CDT

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3225 W Foster Ave Chicago, IL 60625 (Directions)

North Park University

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) is hosting a series of listening sessions across Chicago to hear directly from the community about the COPA Chief Administrator search process.

This is an in-person assignment and will include an additional hour of pay. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector.

The end time listed on this assignment is an estimation based on the duration of past meetings of this type.

A video recording of the meeting may be made available after the fact at https://www.youtube.com/@chicagoccpsa/videos.

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Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by Ebony Ellis

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is hosting citywide listening sessions to gather input on the search for a new Chief Administrator of the Chicago Office of Police Accountability.

Ebony Ellis
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 2/13
This public hearing is taking place in the Johnson Center Building of North Park University (5141 N. Christiana Ave).
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 3/13
The purpose of the community commission for public safety and accountability (CCPSA) is to “bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system.” Read more at chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…
chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 4/13
The purpose of this evening’s public hearing is for CCPSA to hear directly from the community about the “COPA Chief Administrator search process.” Read more in CCPSA’s calendar of events at chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…
chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 5/13
The meeting still has not started officially, but at check in this document is given out to attendees.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 6/13
CCPSA Commissioner Angel Rubi Navarijo (representing the Northside) begins the hearing and makes opening statements at 6:50pm.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 7/13
We are now in the public comment portion of the hearing.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 8/13
The first speaker mentions says “sexual assault cases are still a big issue,” when answering the question about the priorities of the new Chief Administrator.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 9/13
Elizabeth Rochford, Nominating Committee, for the 17th police district council, makes a few statements.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 10/13
One commenter says shares that he thinks that the new Chief Administrator should be an unbiased investigator and a good manager
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 11/13
The next commenter, Patrick L., says the new Chief Administrator should “let the city know how the investigations being done and the progress being made.”
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 12/13
Rochford asks about an update on where things are at as far as hiring. Remel Terry, CCPSA Vice President, responds that the search process is still going on.
Ebony Ellis @Eb_Writes26 13/13
The public hearing ended at 7:12pm. COPA and CCPSA will provide updates on the next public meeting.
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Agency Information

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

www.chicago.gov

(312) 742-8888

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In July 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance creating a new model for police oversight, accountability, and public safety. The ordinance creates two types of bodies: a citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with power to advance systemic reform, and District Councils, which will be elected in each police district and work to improve policing and public safety in the district. The Commission and District Councils will bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system; give Chicagoans a meaningful new role in oversight; and explore and advance alternative effective approaches to public safety.

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