Committee adopts amendment to domestic-violence reporting bill and continues item for further review

The committee considered an ordinance that would require the police department and district attorney to submit reports to the Board on the number of domestic-violence cases. Vice Chair Stephanie offered and the committee adopted an amendment aligning the proposed monthly reports with existing quarterly Police Code reporting cadence and then moved to continue the item for additional policy review.

Vice Chair Stephanie said she introduced the change after receiving data indicating felony domestic-violence cases presented to the district attorney were being dismissed at a high rate and that more policy clarity was needed. There were no public callers for this item. The committee voted to adopt the amendment and to continue the item to the call of the chair so staff can answer outstanding policy questions.

Next steps: staff will work with Vice Chair Stephanie’s office and relevant departments to schedule a return to committee when ready.