Advisory Commission on Policing - September 14, 2026

The Advisory Commission on Policing (MoCoCouncilMD) meeting is dated September 14, 2026 in the metadata, although the chair refers to it as the October 2026 meeting. Commissioners approved the August minutes and approved the September public-forum minutes subject to verifying a speaker attribution. Committee updates focused on recommendations to make 14 years of school safety, discipline, and graduation data easier to analyze in dashboards; continued review of police annual reports and reform materials; and work on community-policing guidance and a strategic-plan report. The school-safety subcommittee recommended maintaining the existing approach to school resource officers until more complete data are available.

The commission discussed ALPR use with an MCPD representative, who said reads are retained for one year, access is restricted, and data are not currently shared with Maryland’s fusion center because of technical limitations; the representative also described legal limits on sharing and said ALPRs do not use facial recognition. Commissioners discussed procedures for reviewing and tracking responses to public comments: a motion to circulate the specific response for review before sending was approved, while a broader process motion drew an objection and was deferred for further discussion in November. Members were asked to review a draft letter on the next MCPD chief selection for discussion at the next meeting, and to help document transition materials for the next commission. No procurement activity, contract awards, or spending decisions were identified.