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Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced new details in the next steps of the city's use of force policy review. The city plans to bring in a law firm .The mayor, along with Council President Margo Sommerville and Councilwoman Jan Davis, will introduce legislation that will be discussed at the council meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Monday.'This isn't something we're running from. Nobody has to force us to do something.
'I want this process to involve all of our voices throughout our community,' said Malik, 'including our councilmembers, our Police Auditor’s office and Citizens’ Police Oversight Board, the Fraternal Order of Police union, civic groups, and more.”The proposal calls for paying $640,000 to the law firm and consulting team.'I would say if we want to do something well, we can't be afraid of the cost that it has. I think we have a moral responsibility,' Malik said.
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