TOLEDO, Ohio — Protesters were in front of One Government Center saying they want Right to Know legislation enacted, and city council members actually plan to go beyond that.
There were 5 different proposals put on the table today.
First, the Right to Know Act. It would require Toledo police officers to carry ID cards with information including their name and badge number that they can hand out to people they interact with in public.
Council also talked about a resolution that would ban police from using choke holds and neck restraints.
TPD guidelines already prohibit those tactics.
Another proposal would prohibit officers from standing by while another uses excessive force.
"It is in the best interest of the department and the department of police operations to intervene and report instant and unauthorized use of force by police officers and now if they can't stop, call their command officer," Councilperson Larry Sykes said.
Council also considered giving the Civilian Review Board a budget. The group looks into local reports of police misconduct.
The city could also give the review board subpoena power, meaning they can order someone to show up to their hearings.
Councilperson Nick Komives worked alongside racial justice attorney and UToledo Professor RaShya Ghee on the Right to Know Act.
She believes today's meeting was a small step toward the city creating anti-racist policies.
"This is the genesis of that, this is the beginning of those discussions. This is the beginning of taking an authentic look at race and racism and having the tough conversations that lead to meaningful substantive legislation," Ghee said.
For Toledo City Council, it's the start of many difficult conversations .
This was just an agenda review meting, the earliest they'll be able to vote on any of these things will be next week.