News and Announcements
The next CCA Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 5:00 pm in City Hall, Council Chambers, 801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. The public may attend the meeting in person or view the proceedings on CitiCable, Spectrum Channel 23, or Fioptic Channel 800.
Statement from the Director
April 21, 2021
Yesterday, nearly one year after George Floyd’s tragic death, a jury convicted Officer Derek Chauvin of murder. That verdict recognized Mr. Floyd’s humanity and sent a message too important to ignore: no one is above the law. Justice must include accountability. Clearly, there is still more work to be done across our country in order to ensure that we attain greater measures of racial justice and fairness in our systems.
Over the past two decades, the Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) has served Cincinnati as an independent and impartial forum for the review and investigation of misconduct complaints filed by citizens against police officers from the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD). CCA also works collaboratively with the community and with CPD in efforts to prevent complaints.
As we approach the 20-year anniversary of CCA’s birth, I believe we are at another pivotal moment in the history of Cincinnati. We must meet that moment. We must build on the progress of the past. CCA must make good on the commitment made at its founding to diligently investigate serious police interventions, resolve all citizen complaints fairly and efficiently, and address issues contributing to the filing of complaints.
As I pledged when I was appointed as Director, on my watch, CCA will be the gold standard for investigations into complaints of law enforcement misconduct. We will seek the truth and speak the truth. We will follow the facts without fear or favor. We will give citizens what they deserve, a voice, as well as what they demand—a watchdog.
CCA is available for any member of the public who wishes to file a grievance against a Cincinnati police officer. All complaints within CCA’s jurisdiction will be investigated. Complaints that are not suitable for CCA investigation will be referred to the CPD for investigation and monitored by CCA. Complaints may be filed by email; online; by calling 513-352-1600; by mail at 805 Central Avenue, Suite 222; or in person (resuming on May 3, 2021).
January 13, 2021
Gabriel Davis, Executive Director of the Citizen Complaint Authority was featured on "The Discussion" hosted by Maurice Stewart and Jerod Lindsey on Friday, January 15, 2021.
January 7, 2021
The next monthly CCA Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Given the Mayor’s Emergency Order closing City Hall due to the spread of COVID-19, we expect to hold the December CCA Board Meeting via videoconference. Please call CCA at 513-352-1600 for instructions if you wish to attend.
March 17, 2020: Emergency Order 2. Boards and Commissions
To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Mayor has ordered that City of Cincinnati Boards and Commissions cancel or delay all meetings and hearings for 30 days.
To read the complete Emergency Order, click here.
January 2020: State ex rel. Deters v. City of Cincinnati
First District Court of Appeals Case No. C-180509
In 2018, there was a dispute about when the Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) could interview Cincinnati police officers who were simultaneously potential prosecution witnesses in a related criminal prosecution. The County Prosecutor’s Office was concerned that the interviews would reveal confidential information about their prosecution and sought to delay interviews until after it concluded. The City maintained that its police officers and CCA investigators are trained to protect confidential information and an injunction was unnecessary. The trial court issued an injunction that prevented the CCA from interviewing these officers until after any related criminal case concluded. This was a broad injunction that affected the operations of the CCA beyond the single investigation at issue. The City appealed.
On December 27, 2019, the First District reversed the trial court. It held that the County Prosecutor did not prove that the CCA investigations would harm any of the criminal prosecutions. This is a testament to the professionalism and training of the CCA staff.
To read the decision, please click here.