Community Oversight Task Force (COTF)

As part of the Consent Decree, the City of Baltimore was required to establish a Community Oversight Task Force (COTF) to recommend reforms to the civilian review board and the current system of civilian oversight.

The below City residents were appointed on June 27, 2017, after receiving over a hundred applications from the community.

The Community Oversight Task Force met from July 2017 until June 2018 to fulfill the requirements of the COTF. During this time they reviewed how the City is currently handling civilian oversight, interviewed various community members, city agencies, and organizations to identify their concerns, and engaged with subject matter experts to ascertain best practices.

On September 10, 2018, the Community Oversight Task Force issued the final report outlining its recommendations. You can read the Community Oversight Task Force report.

Click on any of the below COTF member's photographs to learn more about them.