PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after it was first proposed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and almost a year since Philadelphia’s City Council approved legislation to create a new police oversight agency, the organization is finally poised to move past the planning phase and into reality.
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr.’s office last week proposed nine nominees to serve as the group’s commissioners — a mix of activists, organizers and lawyers who will effectively act as the governing board for the Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC).
That nomination process itself took several months — one potential commissioner was replaced after concerns about his candidacy were raised at a virtual town hall in early February — and is not yet complete. Council is expected to hold its own public vetting session in the coming weeks before voting on the nominees.
