Rise Up Rochester looks to resolve issues within Police Accountability Board

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Members of Rise Up Rochester are looking for ways to resolve issues within the Rochester Police Accountability Board.

That’s because the PAB did not have enough members on Thursday night to conduct a scheduled meeting. Rise Up Rochester says as departments embrace a community-focused policing model, the need for practical civilian oversight has increased as well. The meeting included presentations from advocates and police from around the country.

More about the Police Accountability Board:

• Duwaine Bascoe resigns as acting chief of investigations of PAB (Feb. 17)
• City Council sets aside $50,000 for Police Accountability Board’s efforts to unionize (Jan. 19)
• City Council passes three measures to reform Police Accountability Board (Dec. 21)
• Sherry Walker-Cowart starts as the interim executive director of PAB on Friday (Dec 8)
• An intervention: Rochester City Council will decide what’s next for PAB (Nov 18)
• PAB votes to terminate Conor Dwyer Reynolds (Nov 17)
• Investigative report faults PAB executive director’s leadership and decision-making (Nov 16)
• PAB addresses plans to unionize for better job protection (Nov. 10)
• More internal strife at Police Accountability Board amid accusations against acting manager (Oct 12)
• Some Rochester City Council members say they didn’t know a PAB member was put on leave (Oct 7)
• PAB loses another member; deputy chief of community engagement fired on Friday (Oct 7)
• Another top Police Accountability Board leader gets suspended (Oct 6)
• PAB wants your input on police disciplinary “matrix” (Oct 4)
• PAB Alliance voices concerns over nomination and budget (June 22)
• PAB Board Chair submits resignation (June 10)
• Police Accountability Board Chair accused of sexual harassment (June 7)
• City councilmembers question PAB and what they are doing with their time (May 24)