City Of Alexandria: Alexandria City Council Seeks Applicants For Independent Community Policing Review Board

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Nov 3, 2021 at 8:12 AM

The Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill the eight inaugural vacancies on the City’s Independent Community Policing Review Board, which was established in July. The purpose of this Board is to enhance policing legitimacy and to increase and maintain trust between and among the Alexandria Police Department, City Council, City Manager and the public.

The seven voting members of the Board must be City of Alexandria residents, and shall demonstrate fairness, integrity and objectivity. Board members will be chosen based on expertise and personal experience (including lived experience) relevant to the performance of the Board’s duties.

The following vacancies are available:

A City Council-appointed Independent Policing Auditor/Investigator will also staff the review Board.

Visit alexandriava.gov/Boards for more information and to apply for a position on the Independent Community Policing Review Board. Visit alexandriava.gov/CityManager for more information on the development of the Board.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact the City Clerk and Clerk of Council’s office at 703.746.4550 (TTY/TDD 838.5056).

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This news release is available at alexandriava.gov/124914.

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria. The views expressed here are the author’s own.