Community Oversight Taskforce (COTF)

The Consent Decree establishes a Community Oversight Task Force (COTF), which is tasked with recommending reforms to the civilian review board and the current system of civilian oversight of the BPD. Members of COTF are Baltimore City residents that were appointed by Mayor Catherine Pugh on June 27, 2017.

The COTF is required to provide recommendations for improvements the Department’s civilian oversight. All recommendations will be made public.

COTF Recommendations - August 2018

Learn more about the City of Baltimore’s COTF