HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOPCAB 2020-07-09 MinutesAllan Ekberg, Mayor
Police Department - Bruce C. Linton, Chief
COPCAB Minutes
7/9/20
6:30pm - 8pm
Virtual Meeting Via Teams Meeting
Call in #253-292-9750
Members present: Jan Bolerjack, Roger Arnold, Tosh Sharp
Staff present: Chief Bruce Linton
Guest: None
• Board Member Jan Bolerjack called the meeting to order at 6:35pm
• Minutes for February 13, 2020 deferred until August meeting due to lack of a quorum present.
• Chiefs Update:
o Use of Force Policy Review - Chief Linton discussed the Tukwila Police Use -of -Force Review
presented to the Community Services and Safety Committee and the Equity and Social Justice
Commission surrounding the #8CantWait police reform proposal.
o An overview of the civil unrest/riot that occurred in the Central Business District at the end of
May was presented to the board.
o Chief Linton presented a brief overview of the 4th of July activities in Tukwila considering the
City Council full review the following week.
o Chief Linton updated the board regarding the approximate timeline for Justice Center Opening
(Construction and completion on schedule for an expected opening in September).
• Good of the order: Board Member Tosh Sharp spoke about the possibility of initiating a question
and answer feed for inclusion on the Police Department website.
• Meeting adjourned at 6:56pm
Next meeting will be on Thursday, 8/13/20 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Please contact Bruce Linton at b.linton@tukwilawa.gov or call 206-431-2109 if you are able to attend.
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