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Patrona Jones-Rowser was among those who voted 5 to 4 on legislation that gives council and the city clerk more oversight of the CRB>
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Most expressed frustration over the lack of engagement from the common council, which narrowly approved the changes last week. The charter requires the mayor to hold a public hearing on any local law.
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Syracuse Common Councilors approved the amendments to the legislation governing the Citizen Review Board last week. The mayor will either sign or veto the changes.
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The challenge is the city is reluctant to release information to the public about police-citizen interactions.
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The case has been in the courts since 2020. The city could still appeal to the state's highest court.
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The legal battle continues over the release of Syracuse Police Department officer discipline records with an appeal to a higher court. The New York Civil Liberties Union has been arguing for over a year that the department no longer has any legal standing to withhold records of misconduct complaints that did not result in officer discipline.
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The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the Syracuse Police Department for denying their requests to access all records pertaining to complaints of…