I officially started in June with the Schenectady Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) and did the training in July and August. I've been able to attend all the meetings. We didn't have any cases over the summer and didn't have a quorum in September. By the end of September, the CPRB board was finally fully filled. We have been having productive meetings since October.

We've reviewed cases, met with different officers about police programs and met with Chief Clifford in December. The CPRB board is working with the Police Department on materials to educate our community about what the Board does and to make sure the complaint form is accessible to all. We are working on literature about CPRB and a presentation. Both are in very early draft forms but I did volunteer LWV to be one of the first groups we ask to present to once we are ready.

At our December meeting Chief Clifford asked if we could help with pushing the Mayor to get the complaint forms available in other languages starting with Spanish. We are working on that now and sent a letter this month. I'm enjoying the assignment and am learning a lot about Schenectady. Thank you for the opportunity to represent the League of Women Voters.

Megan Haessig

LWV Representative to CPRB