0:27
Kameron Perez-Verdia
6:32 - 7:00
"It deserves its own ordinance, its own legal framework, its own funding, and its own public discussion. That's not what this ordinance is intended to do. This ordinance is intended to take a different approach. It focuses on community partnership, systems improvement, policy review, community engagement, transparency, building trust, and continuous improvement of our public safety to departments."
“It deserves its own ordinance, its own legal framework, its own funding, and its own public discussion. That's not what this ordinance is intended to do. This ordinance is intended to take a different approach. It focuses on community partnership, systems improvement, policy review, community engagement, transparency, building trust, and continuous improvement of our public safety to departments.”
- Speaker
- Kameron Perez-Verdia
- Timestamp
- 6:32 – 7:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 14, 2026
From the transcript
It deserves its own ordinance, its own legal framework, its own funding, and its own public discussion. That's not what this ordinance is intended to do. This ordinance is intended to take a different approach. It focuses on community partnership, systems improvement, policy review, community engagement, transparency, building trust, and continuous improvement of our public safety to departments. We are not saying investigative oversight is not important.
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