# Safety Committee - November 4, 2026

Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee met November 4, 2026, to hear an update from the federal monitoring team on Cleveland Division of Police compliance with the consent decree. The monitor described progress and remaining work across community engagement, use of force, accountability, oversight, training, staffing, and other areas; noted that a new Public Safety Inspector General had accepted an offer; and reported that implementation of officer-intervention software purchased from Benchmark Analytics remains delayed. The consent decree’s termination is pending before the Sixth Circuit, while the city, DOJ, and monitoring team continue compliance and sustainment planning. No contract award or procurement vote was recorded.

The committee focused on an overdue community survey required by the decree. The monitoring team said it had prepared an RFP for an outside survey provider, but the city had asked to postpone the work amid concerns about survey fatigue; the team estimated the survey could cost about $100,000. A council member requested that $100,000 be included in the 2027 budget specifically for the survey. This was a request for budget planning, not a recorded appropriation or vote. Members also urged the city to fill the Inspector General vacancy and complete outstanding compliance work.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Professional Services
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Sources
- [Safety Committee - November 4, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihhSUdFo2oE) - Cleveland City Council