At their July 14 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners endorsed a plan for the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to establish a committee of experts to make recommendations on law enforcement policies, funding allocations, and more.
Staff reports that the Sheriff McNeil’s proposed committee would include representatives from law enforcement, social services agencies, Florida A&M University, and Florida State University.
“Using best practices and industry standards, the committee would review law enforcement policies, programs, and funding levels to address these and other areas of concern and recommend improvements for the Sheriff’s consideration,” staff reports.
Staff reports that the Sheriff would review recommendations from the committee and present changes to law enforcement policies at a future County Commission meeting during the law enforcement update.
Many other law enforcement agencies across the United States are implementing changes in response to nationwide protests against police brutality. The City of Tallahassee, for example, is set to establish a citizen review board to investigate officer-involved shootings.
Leon County also has a Public Safety Coordinating Council (PSCC) which is responsible primarily for managing the population of correctional facilities. The Council may also develop a local public safety plan for future construction needs and develop a comprehensive reentry plan to assist offenders released from incarceration to successfully reenter the community. The statute does not address the scope of the PSCC’s authority beyond activities that manage the population and capacity of detention and correctional facilities..
According to the meeting agenda, “The Sheriff has shared that he is open to discussions on creating a citizens review board and supports the PSCC’s current activities; however, he strongly believes that it is in the best interest of the community that he selects a diverse group of experts to review his Office’s current policies, including their use-of-force policy.”
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Tally will regret this decision, the people. Liberal professors running sheriff’s office, oh yeah, that will work. Especially if you like black on black crime. Da gangster mob will rule. Real intelligent tally. All LIVES matter.
“Using best practices and industry standards, the committee would review law enforcement policies, programs, and funding levels to address these and other areas of concern and recommend improvements for the Sheriff’s consideration,”
Just three points, if I may…
1. Always be cautious when the term “best practices” is used. It’s basically a code phrase for “group think” ignorance.
2. Once again, someone is trying to sell a solution, without identifying the problem. What are the “areas of concern” you speak of, and please provide the empirical data to support those so-called “concerns”.
3. I fail to see anything presented that would support calling the listed potential committee members “experts” on “law enforcement policies, programs, and funding levels”. Please provide their credentials that support such a claim.
Very well stated Mr Lyle!
This group is nothing more than a “campaign support group” disguised as a committee of experts.
No need to have reps from FSU it FAMU. They are way out in left field. You want balance and real opinions add reps from the Republican and Democrat parties in Leon County. Also, add some church leadership from churches in addition to Bethel.
Can we get the same guy on this committee that investigated and cleared Mayor Andy of any wrongdoing?
Are the pittmans available? Anyone from the Parks and Crump firm?
Yes, indeed his investigation of Gillum was a Mickey Mouse investigation.
McNeil was investigating a political ally, Gillum, for misusing public funds and at the same time Sheriff McNeil is giving public funds to his campaign manager, Sean Pittman, under the guise of a lobbying contract.
This is a misuse and abuse of office and unfortunately this is business as usual. And, look where we are today… FBI investigations, public officials going to prison, high crime rate and the list goes on and on.
Keep him in office, lucky to have him
Changes ARE needed. For the Cops, for the Prosecutors and for the Judges. If Arresting someone and they Resist, TWO Cases should be opened. One for the Arrestable Offence and one for Resisting. The Resting Offence is a Mandatory Sentence of 3 to 12 Months in Jail. If it is a Combative Resisting Offence then it is a Mandatory 6 to 18 Months in Jail. If the Run, it is a Mandatory 12 to 24 Months in Jail. If the Officer has a chance to use their Tazer on the Suspect before the Suspect gets out of range then that Officer is to use it. If the Officer can’t use the Tazer then the Officer halts pursuit of the Suspect and the Suspect is then arrested at a later date and will be hit with a 24 to 36 Months Mandatory Jail time for Running. These are Mandatory Jail Times. It is the Suspects that escalate the problems for THEMSELVES, not the Officers.
Review Committee? His Review Committee consists of giving taxpayer dollars to Sean Pittman under the guise of a lobbying contract when in fact it is for his re-election campaign.
Tommy Mills for Leon County Sheriff 2020!