CLEVELAND — Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced the nominees for Cleveland’s new Community Police Commission, established last year by Cleveland voters who approved the civilian oversight commission. Towards the end of the announcement, several protesters carrying signs interrupted the mayor, standing in front of him, speaking over him and blasting an air horn.
Watch a replay of the full announcement below:
The protesters who disrupted the news conference were carrying "Yes on Issue 24" signs, which was the issue that was approved by voters last November and initiated the creation of the Community Police Commission. Protesters included those who helped draft Issue 24 as well as Kareem Henton of Black Lives Matter, who repeatedly blasted an airhorn during the mayor's announcement. Some protesters told News 5 crews at the scene that they were upset with who was nominated for the commission.
News 5's Tara Morgan is reporting on this announcement today and will have a full story on News 5 this evening.
Bibb and members of the Resident Revision Committee and Selection Advisory Panel were joined by nominees for the new 13-member Community Police Commission on the steps of City Hall.
Voters approved Issue 24 last November to create the Community Police Commission, but nearly a year later, the commission has yet to be seated.
By August, the city had interviewed 34 candidates, narrowed down from a pool of nearly 300 hundred applicants.
Ten people were nominated by Bibb and three by the city council. The mayor will then appoint all 13 who will still need council approval.
Watch our report from earlier this year with a candidate for the Community Police Commission:
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