Community Discussion about Civilian Review Board coming to the East Side.

This work compliments and expands the work that we did with community conversations with police. We came to some of the same recommendations. We encourage people to attend one of these opportunities...

Mayor Chris Coleman and City Attorney Sammy Clark announced plans for gathering public input on the recent independent audit of the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIARC), executed by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking. The audit was released last week, and the Mayor has asked City Attorney Clark to meet with the community, gather feedback and provide a recommendation to the mayor for a path forward by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

“This is important work and I’m committed to bringing diverse voices to the table to explore the audit’s recommendations,” said Clark. “I look forward to meeting with community members throughout the remainder of this year and getting their input, before making my final recommendation to the Mayor.”

Thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Saint Paul Foundation, City Attorney Sammy Clark will be working with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking to facilitate the community conversations, which will occur in each of the city’s police districts. After a community meal, the Center’s facilitators will guide residents through constructive dialogue, relying on a small group format.

The meetings are open to the public and all those interested are encouraged to attend. The community conversations schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. (Mayor Coleman to attend)

o    Pilgrim Baptist Church, 732 Central Ave West, Saint Paul, MN

o    Community meal from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., community conversation from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

• Thursday, December 3, 2015, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

o    El Rio Vista Recreation Center, 179 Robie Street East, Saint Paul, MN

o    Community meal from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., community conversation from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

• Thursday, December 17, 2015, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

o    Arlington Hills Community Center, 1200 Payne Ave, Saint Paul, MN

o    Community meal from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., community conversation from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

To view the Audit Report and the Executive Summary, people can visit www.stpaul.gov/PCIARCAudit.