The Community Public Safety Advisory Board in Oklahoma City presented its 2024–25 annual report and recommended letters of support for five cases following a closed-session review.

Andrea Grayson, implementation manager for the board, told members the panel reviewed 61 cases this year and praised the board’s work. "You guys have done such a fantastic job this year," Grayson said during the presentation.

The board’s report said the 61 reviews included 42 resident complaints, 17 officer-involved shootings and two in-custody deaths. The board recorded 57 letters of support for the police department’s dispositions and four letters of recommendation for additional work or training.

The report described the board’s role as an independent, permanent panel that reviews complaint investigative processes and outcomes for matters involving Oklahoma City public safety employees. The board’s stated objectives include reviewing completed departmental investigations of formal complaints, reviewing administrative investigations alleging excessive use of force, and providing recommendations to the Oklahoma City chief of police on department policy and complaint procedures.

Grayson told members the board has emphasized training and public education. The board has required members to take or has arranged training on less-lethal weapons, crisis intervention team methods and the Active Bystander for Law Enforcement (ABLE) program. Grayson also noted two board members completed the 10-week Community Police Academy.

The board highlighted work to make complaint and compliment forms more accessible: the form is now a fillable online form available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Grayson said the change was a priority to ensure broader community access to the complaint process.

The board discussed recent community outreach sessions, saying Ward 2 held an information session in October 2024 and Ward 6 held a session in March 2025; Ward 4 and Ward 1 sessions are scheduled for fall 2025. The sessions are intended to explain the board’s role and work to residents.

At the start of the meeting members approved minutes from a previous public safety advisory meeting held March 18, 2025. The transcript records a motion and a second; a formal vote tally was not provided in the record.

After a public-comment period the board went into closed session to review cases. When the meeting returned to open session, the board reported it had reviewed five cases in closed session and recommended letters of support for each. The cases were announced in the meeting using the identifiers Four‑fifteen‑one, Four‑fifteen‑two, Four‑fifteen‑three, Four‑fifteen‑four and Four‑fifteen‑five; the transcript contains the identifiers as read aloud by the chair.

Diana Berry, chair of the Community Public Safety Advisory Board, thanked staff and members for the work and stressed that the police department has been receptive to the board’s recommendations. "I think it was a good report," Berry said, adding the board aims to improve processes and community relationships.

The board did not cite specific statutory authorities during the public presentation. The meeting record notes the board was formed following recommendations reported to the City Council and that a public safety partnership was formed in August 2023.

The board’s next public outreach items include the scheduled Ward 4 and Ward 1 information sessions in fall 2025 and continued training for members. The online, multilingual complaint form remains available to residents wishing to file compliments or formal complaints.