Steele: "It was sold to us as a Citizens' Oversight Board, but that was a sham from the beginning. The Mayor was given the power to name people to the Board's pool of citizens, which had both good and bad effects. In the day of a more civil Council that worked harder to get things done than to impose their own political wills, the Boards worked well, and took care of the business the Council didn't really have time for."
"But that ended, and I won't get into the weeds of why." said Steele. "I'll just tell you guys this: the Council really became dependent on the Board of Inquiry, and has come to use and rely on it to enforce political policy, especially when it comes to the Police. The BOI has become a tool of political power more than an oversight body. And I'll be a bit partisan in sayi
