Advisory Commission on Policing - November 9, 2026

The Advisory Commission on Policing (ACP) for Montgomery County, Maryland, met on November 9, 2026. Commissioners approved the October minutes and a letter recommending that the incoming County Executive use a careful, publicly informed process to select the next Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) chief, with attention to candidates’ qualifications and leadership approach. They also approved a letter asking MCPS to add two decades of school security and graduation data to its crime dashboard; motions urging the next ACP to build a community-policing framework that accounts for different policing contexts and demographic communities; and standard operating procedures for reviewing and responding to public comments submitted through the ACP website. Commissioners additionally approved a Compliance and Police Reform Subcommittee report and transmittal letter for the County Council concerning implementation of the MPAA.

The commission voted to form an ad hoc subcommittee, convened by Commissioner Eva, to examine the county’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) data-sharing rules and consider concerns about data retention, access, audits, hot-list criteria, and sharing with federal agencies. Commissioners also assigned work groups to prepare recommended reading and training, a summary and recommendations for the next ACP, and documentation of internal procedures; work is to continue before the December meeting. No contract awards, purchases, spending allocations, or other procurement activity were identified.