Board of Police Commissioners, Evening Community Meeting

Detroit Board of Police Commissioners

Criminal Justice

Thursday, May 11, 2023
6:30 p.m. EDT

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Live reporting by Dan Ignacio

BOPC holds a hearing on expanded use of license plate readers; Detroiters protest and speak out against surveillance.

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan

Hello, Detroit. At 6:30 p.m. I’ll live-tweet the Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) Community Meeting for #DETdocumenters. 🧵

@DetDocumenters media partners: @BridgeDet313 @chalkbeatDET @freep @media_outlier @metrotimes @MichiganRadio @PlanetDetroit @wdet @wxyzdetroit.

05:28 PM May 11, 2023 CDT

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan 2/6

👀 The Detroit Police Department has proposed spending $5 million to expand its use of license plate readers. The board is hosting a public hearing on this issue.

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan 3/6

📄 More notes, meeting materials: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…

ℹ️ Join this meeting: detroitmi.gov/events/board-p…

📎 Agenda: detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm… https://t.co/W6JToUgxfy

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan 4/6

The board posted a meeting handout on DPD’s proposed license plate reader expansion: detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm… https://t.co/iI7LtdXUQv

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan 5/6

⏮ The last BOPC meeting we covered — Damien Benson took notes: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…

Amelia Benavides-Colón live-tweeted: twitter.com/benavides_colo…

Dan / @civicDetroitDan@a2mi.social @civicDetroitDan 6/6

🗞 A lawyer for the City of Detroit said City Council can approve surveillance technology contracts without hosting public hearings or establishing guidelines, as required by a city ordinance. @PolarBarrett: bridgedetroit.com/detroits-lawye…

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Attachments

Agenda May 11, 2023

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

2023 Meeting Flyers_May11th Community Meeting

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

230508 BOPC Facial Rec Report

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

230508 BOPC ShotSpotter

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

230508 DPD Weekly Stats

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

230508 Mental Health

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

230509 DPD Stats

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

BOPC Flyer_May11th2023 Meeting with Public Hearing on LPRs_Police Surveillance

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

BOPC Meeting Transcript 05-04-2023

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

Draft Minutes May 4, 2023_rev

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

John Blanchard

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

Meeting Handouts_Community Focus_Letter Size

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

Transcript and recording

By Noah Kincade 5/11/2023

Meeting Notice: Board of Police Commissioners - 5-11-2023

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

Audio recording of online meeting

By Dan Ignacio 5/11/2023

Agency Information

Detroit Board of Police Commissioners

www.detroitmi.gov

(313) 596-1830

bopc@detroitmi.gov

See Documenters reporting

The Board of Police Commissioners has supervisory control and oversight of the Police Department, including plenary authority over citizen complaints and the power to appoint fact finders, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. The Board also appoints a civilian as Director of Police Personnel and approves all promotions made by the Chief. The 11 member board is comprised of 7 elected members from each city council district and 4 members appointed by the Mayor. https://detroitmi.gov/government/boards/board-police-commissioners