That the City Manager is requested to work with the relevant departments to establish a policy of releasing the names of officers involved in any use of force incident, up to and including those incidents resulting in injury or death. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL MAY 15, 2023

O-5 Calendar Item # 2 FIRST IN COUNCIL May 15, 2023 City of Cambridge COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN WHEREAS: Arif Sayed Faisal was killed by a Cambridge Police Department officer firing their department-issued firearm on January 4, 2023; and WHEREAS: Publicly available doorbell camera footage shows that multiple Cambridge Police Department officers were involved in the incident; and WHEREAS: Members of the public have a right to know the identities of the officers involved regardless of whether procedural violations or criminal charges are brought against those officers; and WHEREAS: There is no statute or official Cambridge policy that prohibits the release of the name of the officers who were involved, including (but not limited to) the officer who shot and killed Arif Sayed Faisal; and WHEREAS: There has been a widespread shift in recent years toward releasing the names of officers involved in shootings or killings, including recent examples from Iowa, New Jersey, California, and Arkansas; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the relevant departments to release the name of these officers immediately; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the relevant departments to establish a policy of releasing the names of officers involved in any use of force incident, up to and including those incidents resulting in injury or death; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter at the next regular City Council meeting.

History: 05/15/23 City Council CHARTER RIGHT Next: 05/22/23