Today’s meeting will feature on update on CCPSA’s search for a new chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). Last month, Andrea Kersten, the previous chief administrator of COPA, resigned from her position.

Kersten resigned after CCPSA investigated her following allegations of anti-police bias. In January, CCPSA sent her a letter outlining their case against her. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

As of today, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced that LaKenya White will serve as interim chief administrator of COPA. In the meantime, CCPSA is tasked with picking the next permanent chief administrator, who will be confirmed by City Council. news.wttw.com/2025/03/27/joh…

CCPSA also plans to vote to fill a vacancy on the 3rd Police District Council during today’s meeting.

You can find the agenda for today’s meeting here: chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…

Meeting begins at 6:40pm

Public comment begins at 6:42pm

The first speaker, from the 9th Police District meeting, speaks in support of the Free2Move coalition. Says she does not believe that prefectural traffic stops are good business for the Chicago Police Department and harm Black and brown communities in Chicago.

Speaker asks CCPSA to act with empathy for victims of discriminatory traffic stops. For more information about the Free2Move Coalition: free2movechi.org

The next speaker, from the Free2Move Coalition says he wants to see an end to pretextual traffic stops. He says that, as a Black person, he has been harassed by police while driving. Says he wants to know where commissioners stand on pretextual traffic stops.

The next speaker, is a member of CTU (@CTULocal1) and CAARP (@CAARPRNow). Thanks CCPSA for eliminating gang database, asks them to eliminate pretextual traffic stops as well. Says ending pretextual traffic stops could have saved Dexter Reed’s life. apnews.com/article/dexter…

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker is from the 10th police district council and says she has been a victim of pretextual traffic stops. Describes an experience being sexually harassed by a police officer during a traffic stop. Asks CCPSA to end pretextual traffic stops like other states and cities

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Audience members chant in support of ending pretextual traffic stops

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker, with Free2Move and Better Streets Chicago, says CPD is out of control and is conducting too many pretextual traffic stops. Says pretextual traffic stops do not make Chicago safer. Says, “It is stop and frisk, and stop and frisk was supposed to end in 2014.”

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker says she has had loved ones who were killed by gun violence. Says she wants to see change in CPD. Asks CCPSA to do better when communicating with the public. Says pretextual traffic stops must end.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker, from Sierra Club, opposes pretextual traffic stops. Says pretextual traffic stops do not keep the public safe. Speaks in support of street design that keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker is here with Free2Move. Describes his experiences with traffic stops as a young man in the 1980s and 1990s. Describes pretextual traffic stops as a form of racial profiling. Says he believes CCPSA will do the right thing and end pretextual traffic stops.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker is with the Active Transportation Alliance and the Free2Move Coalition. Supports ending pretextual traffic stops.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next speaker, with Free2Move, asks commissioners to share their stances on pretextual traffic stops. Urges CCPSA to listen to the public over CPD. Says pretextual traffic stops do not keep communities safer.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Remel Terry calls a vote to approve minutes of previous meeting. The minutes are approved.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Remel Terry calls a vote to approve a series of closed meetings in the future. Says these meetings will include discussions of filling vacancies. The closed meetings are authorized.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Remel Terry presents amendment of bylaws that will limit public comments at CCPSA meetings to matters that will be discussed at the meeting and will limit audience members from chanting and making certain noises during the public comment period

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Sandra Wortham says she supports the amendment but says she thinks the language is too vague. Says she wants to clarify that the amendment does not consider expressing disagreement to be disrespectful or demeaning

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The motion passes

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Angel Rubi Navarijo discusses the process for filling the vacancy on the 3rd Police District Council. Says that CCPSA recommends that Mayor Johnson appoint Anthony Crawford to fill the vacancy. CCPSA votes to recommend Crawford.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Remel Terry discusses the COPA chief administrator search. Says CCPSA has held one public hearing on this matter and will hold three more.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Aaron Gottlieb presents an update on traffic stops. Says that there has been a push to include traffic stops under the consent decree. Says if that traffic stops are included in the consent decree, CCPSA and CPD should still have input on traffic stop policy.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Says CCPSA and CPD have come to an agreement about how they will work together to shape traffic stop policy if traffic stops are included under the consent decree.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Sandra Wortham says that once the second phase of shaping traffic stop policy begins, CCPSA will still seek feedback from the public. An audience member shouts, “We want to see the draft,” referring to a draft of a new traffic stop policy.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Abierre Minor discusses her goals, including reducing racial disparities in traffic stops and exploring alternatives to traditional policing. Says she supports workforce allocation study of CPD and restricting traffic stops. Says her goal is to “share power with you all.”

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow More information about the workforce allocation study: msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Minor says she has met with gun violence survivors to discuss how CPD can improve victim’s services. Says she supports the work of Chicago’s police district councils.

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Aaron Gottlieb says he supports restricting the use of pretextual traffic stops and will “only support a policy that restricts these types of stops in a meaningful way.”

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Remel Terry announces next CCPSA meetings amid protest from the public

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow The next traffic stop listening session will be held on April 16th at Truman College, and the next regular public meeting will be on April 24th at Pui Tak Center

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Meeting officially ends at 7:33pm. After end of meeting, members of the public begin “Hey hey, ho ho, pretextual stops have go to go!”

@CTULocal1 @CAARPRNow Members of the public, some of whom gave public comments, are currently on the stage having a conversation with Remel Terry and other commissioners