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DBPC Meeting 12-03-15 12/3/2015 Page 1 STATE OF MICHIGAN CITY OF DETROIT BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION __________________________________/ PAGE 1 TO 130 The Regular Meeting of the BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS, Taken at 1301 Third Street, Michigan Room, Detroit, Michigan, 48226, Commencing at 3:01 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2015, Before Elizabeth Koller, CSR-7042. 12/3/2015 Page 2 1 APPEARANCES: 2 COMMISSIONERS: 3 Lisa Carter (Chairperson) 4 Willie Bell (Vice Chairperson) 5 Derrick Sanders 6 Elizabeth Brooks 7 Eva Dewaelsche 8 Ricardo R. Moore 9 Willie E. Burton 10 Reginald Crawford 11 Bishop Edgar Vann 12 Richard Shelby 13 14 MS. LINDA BERNARD (P24740) 15 Attorney to the Board 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12/3/2015 Page 3 1 Detroit, Michigan 2 December 3, 2015 3 About 3:01 p.m. 4 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Good afternoon. Welcome 5 to the Board of Police Commissioners weekly meeting. 6 My name is Lisa Carter. I am the Chair for the Board 7 of Police Commissioners. 8 At this time, I'm going to ask that the 9 audience take a moment of silence in recognition of Ron 10 Scott, who was a trailblazer in this community and 11 definitely an advocate for the residents of the City of 12 Detroit. So we're going to take a moment of silence in 13 recognition of Ron Scott. 14 (Moment of silence.) 15 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you. At this 16 time, I'm going to ask that Commissioner Vann please do 17 the invocation. 18 (Prayer.) 19 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: At this time, Attorney 20 Bernard, would you please call the roll? 21 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Yes, Madam Chairperson. 22 Willie E. Bell? 23 VICE CHAIRPERSON BELL: Present. 24 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Elizabeth Brooks? 25 COMMISSIONER BROOKS: Present. 12/3/2015 Page 4 1 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Willie E. Burton? 2 COMMISSIONER BURTON: Present. 3 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Reginald Crawford? 4 COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD: Present. 5 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Eva Dewaelsche? 6 COMMISSIONER DEWAELSCHE: Present. 7 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Conrad Mallet, Junior? 8 COMMISSIONER MALLET: Here. 9 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Ricardo R. Moore? 10 COMMISSIONER MOORE: Present. 11 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Derrick Sanders? 12 COMMISSIONER SANDERS: Present. 13 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Richard Shelby? 14 COMMISSIONER SHELBY: Present. 15 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Bishop Edgar Vann, II? 16 COMMISSIONER VANN: Present. 17 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Madam Chairperson, you 18 have a quorum. The entire Board is present. 19 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you. At this 20 time, I'd like to give an opportunity for our newest 21 Commissioner, Commissioner Derrick Sanders to say a few 22 words. Welcome to the Commission, first of all, and 23 we're glad to have you and if you'd like for the 24 audience to know anything, please feel free to say so 25 now. 12/3/2015 Page 5 1 COMMISSIONER SANDERS: I'm glad to be here. 2 I'm glad to serve the Police Department and the City of 3 Detroit and my background is in labor, so I believe I 4 can be effective on what we talk about and what we're 5 doing here. 6 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you, Commissioner 7 Sanders, and once again, welcome. 8 At this time, I'd like to introduce Assistant 9 Chief Lashinda Stair. That's a lot to say. 10 ASSISTANT CHIEF STAIR: Thank you, Madam 11 Chairperson. I knew you were going to mess that up. 12 Good afternoon to you and the rest of the Board on 13 behalf of Chief Craig, who is attending a roll call now 14 over at the 6th and 8th Precinct. I sit here for him 15 today. 16 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you. Is there any 17 staff that you'd like to introduce at this time? 18 ASSISTANT CHIEF STAIR: We have several staff 19 members. Deputy Chief Levalley is in the front row. 20 Celia Banks Washington is there. We have Trish Stein 21 there. We have Mr. Rodney Bellamy from Labor, 22 Commander Bettison, Lieutenant Elaine Miles, several 23 other Officers including Sergeant Perkins, Sergeant 24 Quinn, and would the rest of the Officers all stand up? 25 There's several of our Reserve Officers and 12/3/2015 Page 6 1 the Officers that work with the Reserves are right 2 there. 3 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you. At this 4 time, Attorney Bernard, would you introduce the rest of 5 the Commission staff? 6 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Yes, Madam Chairperson. 7 George Anthony, the Secretary to the Board is excused, 8 Ms. Pamela Davis-Drake, the Chief Investigator is 9 seated on the first row to my right, Mr. Robert Brown, 10 the Administrative Assistant is present, and Ms. Gale 11 Oxendine, who is the Director of HR for the Department 12 is present also on the first row. 13 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you. 14 ATTORNEY BERNARD: Sergeant Alan Quinn, of 15 course, is taping our proceedings. 16 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Thank you, Attorney 17 Bernard. 18 ATTORNEY BERNARD: You're welcome. 19 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: At this time, 20 Commissioners, you have before you the agenda for 21 Thursday, December 3rd, 2015. Is there a motion? 22 COMMISSIONER: So move by adoption, Madam 23 Chair. 24 COMMISSIONER: Support. 25 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: It's been moved and 12/3/2015 Page 7 1 supported that we adopt the agenda for Thursday, 2 December 3rd. Is there any discussion? Those in 3 favor? 4 COMMISSIONERS: Aye. 5 CHAIRPERSON CARTER: Those opposed? The 6 motion carries. 7 At this time, we have a guest in the house, 8 the Honorable Mayor Mike Duggan is here to speak about 9 things that transpired earlier this week with the 10 police unions and the raises that they will be 11 receiving pending approval from City Council. So 12 welcome, Mayor Duggan, and thank you for coming. 13 MAYOR DUGGAN: Thank you, Madam Chair. I 14 wanted to be here for Commissioner Sanders' first 15 meeting. I want to thank you for the invitation and I 16 hope this won't be the last time. 17 You look at what's happening in this country 18 and most recently in Chicago and you see what happens 19 when the public feels like they can't trust the elected 20 leadership to respond appropriately to incidents. 21 These incidents can happen anywhere. The question is, 22 do we handle them in an open and trustworthy way? This 23 Board of Police Commissioners has an extremely 24 important role to play in that, as do the Mayor and 25 City Council. 12/3/2015 Page 8 1 Almost exactly one year ago, the transition 2 of the Mayor and Council's powers occurred by virtue of 3 the end of bankruptcy. Now, we get to the full 4 restoration of all elected officials with this Board of 5 Police Commissioners and I hope it works just as 6 smoothly. There were a lot of people who thought and 7 predicted that when Kevin Orr was gone, we would revert 8 to the days of the Mayor and Council fighting with each 9 other and embarrassing themselves. 10 I think you've seen the way that we have 11 conducted ourselves. There have been some vigorous 12 disagreements but they've been done in a way that was 13 professional and was in the interest of the City. And 14 the role of this Commission is so important and in 15 having an independent check on what's going on in the 16 Department. There's going to be times we disagree, 17 that's part of the process, that's why there's two of 18 us. If there weren't disagreement, wouldn't need both 19 of us. 20 But I'm hopeful that we can do it in a 21 collaborative way and I think as you probably know, 22 Chief Craig and I are now having monthly lunches with 23 the Chair and the Vice Chair to talk about issues 24 together and the Chief would be with me today to 25 present on this particular item, but he has been 12/3/2015 Page 9 1 attending roll calls at the different Precincts 2 answering questions. 3 There's been a fair amount of misinformation 4 out there on this proposal. Of all the times to be 5 releasing this, the middle of a very heated union 6 election, probably was the hardest time to put it out 7 there and get accurate descriptions of what's going on. 8 But the Chief has taken it upon himself and I think 9 we're going to be okay. 10 I believe you have in your packets, the 11 summaries of the proposals that Chief Craig and I sat 12 down about a month or so ago with the Chair and the 13 Vice Chair of this group, and while the approval of the 14 Board of Police Commissioners wasn't formally required, 15 we want to get in the habit of consulting on matters 16 like this and getting input. They indicated, I think 17 significant support, for the fact that what we have 18 done is this: We have freed up $41 million in the 19 General Fund over the next four years. 20 I think everybody here knows that while we 21 largely have our powers restored coming out of 22 bankruptcy, we still are subject to a Financial Review 23 Commission that meets every month and that Financial 24 Review Commission, which is appointed by the Governor, 25 nine members by the Governor, and then President Brenda 12/3/2015 Page 10 1 Jones and myself, but basically the Treasurer of the 2 State of Michigan, the Budget Director of the State of 3 Michigan run the Financial Review Commission.
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