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Last discussed Mar 9, 2026.

Public comments (6)

ConcernedLeah NelsonMar 9, 2026

Questioned spending $1.8 million of taxpayer money on a police-related settlement and urged the council to publicly support Chief Renwick's suspension of officers in the Damar Fields matter.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Mar 9, 2026 · 54:50 →
ConcernedLeah NelsonFeb 9, 2026

Contrasted a distressed man in a park with him being tased and beaten, argued accountability is pro-rule-of-law, and urged a resolution ending qualified immunity.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Feb 9, 2026 · 1:16:48 →
OpposedRobin AlpernJan 12, 2026

Cited the Minneapolis shooting and urged accountability for the harm to Damar Fields, saying it should not take a miracle for a Black person to survive a police encounter.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Jan 12, 2026 · 1:12:29 →
SupportiveCourtney WilliamsJan 12, 2026

Spoke remotely supporting codified non-cooperation with ICE and connecting it to rebuilding trust after the Damar Fields beating.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Jan 12, 2026 · 1:18:10 →
OpposedLincoln AlpernJan 12, 2026

Argued that training tweaks don't stop brutality and that perpetrators receive little consequences; demanded justice for Damar.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Jan 12, 2026 · 1:33:49 →
OpposedTyron PattersonJan 12, 2026

Alleged he was illegally detained three times by Peekskill PD and assaulted at the station, demanding accountability and citing altered video.

Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Jan 12, 2026 · 1:43:12 →

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