City Council Work Session

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

4:30 PM Plaza Level Conference RoomMonday, August 6, 2018

I. Call To Order

This Work Session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 4:30 p.m. on the above date in the Plaza Level

Conference Room of the Melvin Municipal Office Building with the following members present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon Hightower,

Nancy Hoffmann, Michelle Kennedy, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Tom Carruthers, and Deputy City Clerk Angela R .

Lord.

II. Presentations

1. ID 18-0460 Update on the Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Commission

(GCJAC)

City Manager David Parrish outlined the updates to be provided; the history of the items; and recognized the

Greensboro Criminal Justice Advisory Commission (GCJAC) Executive Committee David Sevier, Irving Allen, and

Tom Phillips.

Mr. Sevier made a PowerPoint Presentation (PPP); provided a review of the item; spoke to a study completed

regarding a review of the Human Relations Commission (HRC); outlined concerns with the Police Community

Review Board (PCRB); the approval of the formation of the GCJAC in March 2018; spoke to confidential review of

cases; and to a focus to build trust, promote accountability and create transparency.

Mr. Phillips distributed House Bill 1080 to Council; spoke to challenges with the bill; to conversations with Senator

Trudy Wade; recommended language revisions; a unanimous approval of the legislation; potential future revisions;

clarified the PCRB was no longer operational; stated GCJAC was ready to move forward; and outlined the structure

of the Board members and a PCRB subcommittee.

Discussion took place regarding legislation feedback; bill amendment; approval of Council for a standalone

commission; communications with the Human Relations Department; structure of other Boards and Commissions;

and the intentions for relationships between GCJAC and the Human Relations Department.

City Manager Parrish outlined an additional staff position; and the support function of said position.

Mr. Allen distributed a potential GCJAC board member list for Council review; spoke to concerns for the reporting

structure; District representation; the need for process improvements; highlighted the expanded capacity legislation;

Council input in determining the organization and structure of GCJAC; spoke to the credibility of potential board

members; reiterated Council would determine the function of the commission; and voiced the need for a two way

conversation between the community and the police.

Mr. Sevier spoke to member recruitment; annual and quarterly reports to Council; outlined the terms and structure

of the proposed board; clarified there had been no cases before PCRB over the last eight months; that the GCJAC

was prepared in the event a case should arise; and spoke to educating citizens regarding their rights.