AKRON UOF AUDIT

CITY COUNCIL IN AKRON IS SET TO VOTE ON AN AUDIT OF AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENTS USE OF FORCE BUT REMAIN DIVIDED ON ISSUES OF COST AND AFTERMATH.
THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OF THE AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF FORCE POLICY IS ESTIMATED TO COST UPWARD OF $600,000. AT A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MAYOR SHAMMAS MALIK ARGUED THAT THE COST IS WORTH IT, BUT WARD 2 COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL LOMBARDO BROUGHT UP HOW HE FEELS AN AUDIT COULD IMPACT THE DEPARTMENT.