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Community leaders took to the streets on Monday to demand action and attention to public safety in Hartford. The demonstration preceded a City Council public hearing where lawmakers heard comments around proposed amendments to strengthen the Civilian Police Review Board.
With the special legislative session completed in November 2025, GHIAA and our allies have some big wins to celebrate!
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💪🏾 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING WORKS: 9 OF 9!
The Center for Leadership and Justice is proud to celebrate a major organizing milestone: all nine members of the Hartford Court of Common Council have signed on to the revised Civilian Police Review Board ordinance.**
This is a Neighborhood Organizing win.
Through CLJ’s Neighborhood Organizing work and the North Hartford Public Safety Coalition, residents built relationships, shared their experiences, marched, testified, met with decision-makers and stayed engaged. This victory was built one conversation, one meeting and one action at a time.
The revised ordinance would strengthen independent investigations of police misconduct, improve access to evidence, confirm subpoena authority, establish clearer accountability measures, protect the Inspector General’s independence and expand community input.
For Hartford residents, this means a stronger, fairer and more transparent process when complaints are filed.
The ordinance is scheduled for final action:
📅 Monday, September 28
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 Hartford City Hall, 550 Main Street
📋 Agenda Item 5.3
Join us at City Hall or watch live through HPATV:
hpatv.org/government-channel/
Council agenda:
hartford.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=18557
We celebrate this milestone while recognizing that the work is not finished. Passage must be followed by strong implementation and continued community oversight.
**Residents organized. Leaders listened. Community power moved policy.**
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🚨 **ACTION ALERT: Hartford, Your Voice Is Needed!**
The Center for Leadership and Justice and the North Hartford Public Safety Coalition are mobilizing residents for a critical virtual public hearing concerning proposed amendments to Hartford’s Civilian Police Review Board Ordinance.
📅 **Monday, September 21**
⏰ **7:00 p.m.**
💻 **Virtual Public Hearing**
City Council has made **two limited revisions** to the proposed amendments:
1️⃣ The language now makes it even clearer that the Chief of Police retains the final authority to determine discipline after an independent arbitrator sustains a complaint.
2️⃣ The provision establishing a separate budget for the Inspector General’s Office has been removed to avoid a possible conflict with the City Charter.
The remaining reforms have not changed. They are designed to:
✅ Require HPD to provide requested records and evidence in a timely manner.
✅ Strengthen the CPRB’s ability to independently investigate complaints.
✅ Preserve an arbitration process when the CPRB disagrees with the Police Chief’s findings.
✅ Reduce costly legal disputes over subpoenas and access to information.
✅ Protect the rights of domestic violence and sexual-assault survivors seeking an independent review.
✅ Build greater public trust through transparency and accountability.
Hartford residents currently bear the cost when the Police Department and Internal Affairs challenge CPRB subpoenas and the City must hire attorneys to litigate access to information. Clearer rules can reduce these unnecessary legal expenses and allow public resources to support policing and essential city services.
A civilian review board cannot provide meaningful oversight without the authority, information, and cooperation needed to perform its duties. We cannot allow a weak community showing while opponents organize against these reforms.
We need residents to **attend, speak, and show visible community support.**
✅ **SIGN UP TODAY:**
forms.gle/6j3wFJJdq3ZbMGbRA
**Turn out. Speak up. Stand for transparency and accountability.**
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