Cranley wants Isaac to more power to discipline officers

The announcement came on the heels of a Cincinnati City Council Law and Public Safety Committee meeting, in which police reported 68 homicides in the city so far this year.

CINCINNATI MAYOR JOHN CRANLEYWANTS CITY COUNCIL TO TACKLEPOLICE REFORM AND RACIALJUSTICE.HE SENT A 30-PAGEBRIEFING TO COUNCIL --CALLINGFOR CHANGE TO POLICE UNIONCONTRACTS.WCPO 9'S LARRYSEWARD READ THE REPORT -- ANDIS LIVE IN OVER-THE-RHINE --WHERE THE MAYOR EXPLAINED WHATHAPPENS NEXT.step one is giving council andpolice brass time to read andreact... then mayor Cranleywants action.(track)(show PHOTO 1)Recommendation one: "don'tdefund."(show REPORT COVER)Butthis U-S Conference of Mayorsreport on police reform andracial justice calls for 30pages of change.(sot/ tc 1:51/john cranley/ cincinnati mayor)"A lot of what is in here isreflected in our collaborativeageeement."(track)CincinnatiMayor John Cranley helpedwrite the report.(show USE OFFORCE RECOMMENDATION)Themayors are asking policedepartments to demand reportsfrom officers anytime they useforce to make it easier to seepatterns and disparities.(showBIAS TRAINING)To attackbias... mayors want trainingto begin with input fromdiverse community groups.(showfile protest video)This reportalso calls for more opencommunication duringprotests...(show COMPLAINTSREVIEW)regular review andanalysis of complaints...(show THIRD PARTYINVESTIGATION)and assigning anindependent third party toinvestigate officer-involvedshootings and in-custodydeaths.

(sot/ tc 18:57/ ChiefEliot Isaac/ Cincinnati police)"I had a conversation with thestate attorney general asrecent as yesterday about thattopic.

We have some concerns.I think we do a very good jobhere.

But understand that is achallenge for othermunicipalities."(track)(showfile generic police lights)Themayors' report also highlightsproblems handling bad behavior(show CONTRACT - but blurnames) because of unioncontracts (show ARBITRATIONQUOTE)and arbitration panelsthat "frequently returnserious and repeat offendersto duty."(sot/ tc 20:19/ JohnCranley/ Cincinnati police)"Ibelieve that.

We've hadmultiple cases where the chiefand others have tried todiscipline officers formisbehavior or horriblebehavior and they've beenreturned by arbitration.

Sothis report calls forreforming that provision."(track)(show Photo of letterto council)Copies of thereport, along with thisletter, went to city counciland police brass.How theyrespond will determine whathappens next.Mayor Cranley expects a formalwritten response from PoliceChief Isaac in two months.Themayor also told me heabsolutely wants torenegotiate the FOP contractas soon as it's allowed andchanging arbitration will bepart of those discussions.Livein Over-the-Rhine... LarrySeward... WCPO... Nine N