Politics & Government
Mayor Wheeler Names 13-Member Police Oversight Board
The Committee on Community-engage Policing is being established under the terms of an agreement with the United State Department of Justice.
PORTLAND, OR – The city is taking another step to stay in compliance with its settlement with the United States Department of Justice over the running of the police bureau. Mayor Ted Wheeler named 13 members tp a newly created Committee on Community-Engaged Policing.
The 13 were selected from more than 100 people who applied, according to the city.
They conducted interviews with 17 adults and six high school students before Wheeler narrowed the list 13. Another six people will serve as alternates. Get all the latest information on what's happening in your community by signing up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.
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"This is about more than the Settlement Agreement," Wheeler says. "The PCCEP represents a unique and important opportunity to improve the community's relationship with the Portland Police Bureau."
The committee will hold monthly meetings and quarterly forums where the committee will report on their work to the public.
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The 13 members are:
- Yolanda Clay
- Lakayana Drury
- Lakeesha Dumas
- Robert Dye
- Sharon Gary-Smith
- Aden Hassan
- Andrew Kalloch
- Michelle Lang
- Patrick Nolen
- Sam Sachs
- Zachary Thornhill
- Kalonji Williams (youth member)
- Sebastian Chevalier (youth member)
Committee members will undergo training before their first meeting in November.
Photo: Colin Miner.
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