OFF BEAT . VOL 24 #1154 . PUBLISHED 1/15/03 Off Beat by G.R. Anderson Jr.
Cop Complaints: Same as It Ever Was It's been over a year since Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak slashed the Civilian Review Authority's budget, jeopardizing the future of the citizen board that reviews complaints against Minneapolis police. On December 30, after city leaders and community activists engaged in a long public battle, a redesign of the CRA was quietly approved by the city council in an 8-3 vote. There was good reason for the lack of fanfare: Instead of transforming the ineffective, 12-year-old CRA, the city is basically back where it started. http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1154/article10997.asp Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Meet Singles http://corp.mail.com/lavalife _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
