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Omaha mayor revives city’s Citizen Complaint Review Board

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert has revived the city’s Citizen Complaint Review Board, appointing new members after all its previous members quit in April.

Those board members had cited a lack of support from the mayor’s office.

On Thursday, Stothert said she had adopted a few suggestions from the outgoing members. That includes setting up a post office box for complaints to go directly to the board. She also set up quarterly, rather than monthly, meetings of the board. The board will also be allowed to hold community forums and other outreach programs to educate residents on how to file a complaint.

Stothert established the Citizen Complaint Review Board in 2014 to review complaints against police when an internal investigation has found no wrongdoing.

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