Mayor Craig Greenberg budgeted $750,000 for the position, which will track reforms inside the Louisville Metro Police Department and report progress to the public.
A federal judge sentenced the former Louisville Metro Police officer to prison, and at least four protesters were arrested during the proceeding.
The DOJ last week recommended Hankison avoid prison and instead be placed on supervised release after being convicted in November of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights.
Mayor Craig Greenberg said Wednesday the city will move forward with its own consent decree and hire an independent monitor to act as public watchdog
Louisville police chief questions why inspector general started new investigation in 2019 LMPD party
Humphrey said over 50 people were interviewed and nothing came of it.
A Louisville Metro Police officer was arrested Friday morning on charges that he stole $4,000 from a suspect being booked into jail.
LMPD officials have said they understand the seriousness of the report's findings, and are working to make improvements. However, it will take time.
In the report, the DOJ said they believe the Louisville Metro Police Department and Metro Government engaged in practices that violated the U.S. Constitution and federal law for years, including excessive use of force and searches based on invalid search warrants.