City Council to review recommendations for policing in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte City Council members will get to work on a strategy session Monday morning, tackling the budget, how to spend the rest of the CARES Act funding and ways to keep the city safe.

The Safe Communities Committee is expected to provide the council with recommendations for policing in Charlotte.

That committee is made of city leaders, community leaders, and residents including local activists. For months, they have been coming up with solutions to the city’s violence such as the Violence Interrupter program.

More recently, they have looked at policing in Charlotte and discussed expanding resources in Charlotte for mental health emergencies, an external audit of the police department’s budget and assessing CMPD’s community outreach programs.

Last week, police chief Johnny Jennings announced the department will no longer use chemical agents or “no-knock” warrants.

The use of tear gas became controversial this summer when it was used during protests in uptown Charlotte and in one incident where protesters were cornered.

After city council reviews the recommendations, they are expected to vote on a comprehensive plan at their Oct. 26 meeting.

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