LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The public will have a chance to meet the company hired to oversee police reform in Louisville.
Effective Law Enforcement for All, called ELEFA, was selected by Mayor Craig Greenberg last month to serve as an independent monitor. ELEFA was one of two finalists.
The selection followed a Sept. 15 public meeting where both finalist teams presented to residents and answered questions. Input from a community survey helped finalize the decision, alongside scores from a city-appointed committee.
As independent monitor, ELEFA will serve as a neutral evaluator of the Louisville Metro Police Department’s progress in carrying out the Community Commitment.
The group will report directly to the new Community Safety Commission and issue semi-annual public reports. ELEFA will also meet regularly with community members under a renewable contract with Louisville Metro Government for up to five years.
The public will have an opportunity to meet ELEFA officials during the Community Safety Commission's first meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Louisville Free Public' Library's Main Library on York Street downtown, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Hiring an independent police monitor is part of the city's plan for police reform after the U.S. Department of Justice, under President Donald Trump's administration, dismissed two federal consent decrees—including Louisville's, in May. The sweeping police reform agreement was reached at the end of former President Joe Biden's administration, but needed court approval to progress—which had not yet been given.
Greenberg and Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey have pledged to continue with the improvements recommended by the DOJ, even if they're not mandated by court order. The plan is to do so by implementing the city's version of the agreement called "Community Commitment — Louisville's Consent Decree."
In June, Metro Council narrowly approved a resolution endorsing the consent decree recommendations in a 248-page DOJ report in 2023 that concluded Louisville police and Metro government for years engaged in practices that violated the U.S. Constitution and federal law, including excessive use of force and searches based on invalid warrants.
The Biden administration's Justice Department reported the findings of its review March 8, 2023, nearly two years after the 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor, which prompted both local and national criticism of the police department as well as months of protests.
The Community Safety Commission will serve as a forum for public feedback on crime prevention and police reform. It will receive updates on the Safe Louisville crime reduction plan and monitor its progress.
Commission members represent all LMPD patrol divisions and include stakeholders from the justice system, Jefferson County Public Schools, and community sectors such as faith leaders, crime victims, business owners, educators and medical professionals. The commission is co-facilitated by Misty Wright, executive director of community safety, and Chan Kemper, deputy general counsel in the mayor’s office.
The monitor will track reforms and report to the public on progress during scheduled briefings and through a dedicated section on LMPD's website. The monitor will also provide reports regularly to the new Community Safety Commission—which is part of the Safe Louisville crime reduction plan.
The application period for the independent monitor position opened in July and closed Aug. 4.
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