Attachment A - April 20, 2022 Citizen Petition Submitted by Benjamin Lewis

Attachment A
Sina Matthes

From: Council Packet Mailbox CLK 2022 APR 20 PM 5S: 06
Subject: FW: Please Submit Citizen Petition in Writing i . ae eee F
CITY CUERK DEPT,

From: Benjamin <lewisbp@gmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 4:57 PM

To: Council Packet Mailbox CLK <council.packet.mailbox@phoenix.gov>
Cc: ben@masslibaz.org; Admin@masslibaz.org

Subject: Re: Please Submit Citizen Petition in Writing

Pursuant to Chapter 4, Section 22 of the Phoenix City Charter, I, Benjamin Lewis, a citizen and resident of the
City of Phoenix, hereby petition the City Council to:

Enact a resolution to direct the City Manager's office to produce 2 special public engagements to facilitate
public awareness and transparency through open discourse regarding PPD’s misconduct during the 2020
protest cases and the collusion between Phoenix police and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to falsely
charge protesters as gang members.

These open and transparent public conversation processes will be open to the public and provide the public
with the following:

* Acclear account of the misconduct of Phoenix Police in relation to the protest cases that have
resulted in any of the following city actions: corrective action, termination of employment, forced
leaves, demotion or shift in role and responsibility, or city lawsuit

* Acclear account of the role and involvement in any misconduct by Chief of Police Jeri Williams
and Assistant chief of police Michael Kurtenbach

¢ Opportunity for public engagement including but not limited to: public comment, public
questions, requests for city information related to the protest cases and Phx police misconduct.

o One public engagement will prioritize the broader community of police accountability
organizations and leaders
© The other will prioritize the public engagement of those directly impacted by police
misconduct in relation to the protest cases and their support network.
Upon completion of the 2 public engagements, City Council will offer the City Manager no fewer than 2 formal
meetings to discuss the engagements: 1) one formal meeting to report back on the 2 engagements with a plan
of action, and 2) one formal meeting 30 days later to report back on the implementation of the plan of action.

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