Vancouver Community Task Force on Policing

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Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes created the Community Task Force on Policing in June 2020 as a result of the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) use of force report on the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). The task force met for the first time in September 2020 and is expected to meet on a monthly basis through September 2021.

This page is updated regularly. Please check back often for updated information on the work of this task force. Updated content and information can be found in the sections on the right.

The official charge of the task force is to:

Review and assure transparency and accountability during the implementation of the 84 recommendations in the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) use of force report on the VPD.
Review and advise the city on establishing a body-worn camera program for implementation in the 2021-2022 biennium.

The task force is composed of the following community leaders:

Ed Hamilton Rosales, Southwest Washington League of United Latin American Citizens
Clayton Mosher, Washington State University Vancouver
Shareefah Hoover, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Vancouver chapter
Lynn Marzette, Vancouver Police Department’s Chief’s Diversity Advisory Committee
Kim Schneiderman, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwest Washington
Elvia Santos Dominguez, PointNorth Consulting and Vancouver resident
Andre Marks, Vancouver resident
Jamie Spinelli, homeless advocate with Community Voices Are Born (CVAB)
Eric Holmes, Vancouver City Manager
James McElvain, Vancouver Police Chief
Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Vancouver Mayor
Erik Paulsen, Vancouver City Councilmember
Sarah Fox, Vancouver City Councilmember
Commander Dave King, Vancouver Police Department, representing the VPD Command Guild
Detective Neil Martin, Vancouver Police Department, representing the VPD Police Guild

This page is updated regularly. Please check back often for updated information on the work of this task force. Updated content and information can be found in the sections on the right.

The official charge of the task force is to:

Review and assure transparency and accountability during the implementation of the 84 recommendations in the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) use of force report on the VPD.
Review and advise the city on establishing a body-worn camera program for implementation in the 2021-2022 biennium.

The task force is composed of the following community leaders:

Ed Hamilton Rosales, Southwest Washington League of United Latin American Citizens
Clayton Mosher, Washington State University Vancouver
Shareefah Hoover, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Vancouver chapter
Lynn Marzette, Vancouver Police Department’s Chief’s Diversity Advisory Committee
Kim Schneiderman, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwest Washington
Elvia Santos Dominguez, PointNorth Consulting and Vancouver resident
Andre Marks, Vancouver resident
Jamie Spinelli, homeless advocate with Community Voices Are Born (CVAB)
Eric Holmes, Vancouver City Manager
James McElvain, Vancouver Police Chief
Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Vancouver Mayor
Erik Paulsen, Vancouver City Councilmember
Sarah Fox, Vancouver City Councilmember
Commander Dave King, Vancouver Police Department, representing the VPD Command Guild
Detective Neil Martin, Vancouver Police Department, representing the VPD Police Guild

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