AKRON, Ohio – Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan on Tuesday shared his proposal for the creation of a Citizen Oversight Board.

If handed by Akron Metropolis Council, the Citizen Oversight Board will “obtain, refer and monitor citizen complaints of the Akron Police Division, assess and make suggestions on the standard and effectiveness of the division’s hiring, coaching, investigatory and disciplinary processes and outcomes, and accumulate neighborhood enter and facilitate police-community communication,” in accordance with a information launch.