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Police Commissioner Selection Panel Nominations

At a glance

  • What: The Police Commission Selection Panel sends Council a slate of two commissioners. For each slate Council has two paired resolutions on the agenda, one accepting the slate and one rejecting it, and adopts one of them (Office of the City Administrator).
  • Where it stands: On September 15 Council accepted the slate of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta and Joey Harrison, 7 to 1. On October 20 Council rejected the panel's slate of Jean Quan and Nicholas O'Brien-Kovari, 8 to 0.
  • Next: The minutes do not say what follows the October 20 rejection or when the panel will send another slate.

September 15, 2026: slate of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta and Joey Harrison

  • Resolution accepting the slate (agenda item 5.1, file 26-0903, Resolution 91309 C.M.S.): moved by Councilmember Gallo, seconded by Councilmember Houston, adopted 7 to 1. Aye: Brown, Gallo, Houston, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, Jenkins. No: Councilmember Fife. Four speakers.
  • Companion resolution rejecting the slate (26-0904): same mover and seconder, "Not Adopted" by the same 7 to 1 vote. Four speakers.
  • Council reordered the agenda so this item and the police union contracts came before the public hearing and the consent calendar.

October 20, 2026: slate of Jean Quan and Nicholas O'Brien-Kovari

  • Resolution accepting the slate (agenda item 5.2, file 27-0129): moved by President Jenkins, seconded by Councilmember Brown, "Not Adopted" 8 to 0. Aye: Brown, Fife, Gallo, Houston, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, Jenkins.
  • Resolution rejecting the slate (27-0130): moved by President Jenkins, seconded by Councilmember Brown, Adopted 8 to 0 by the same members. Eight speakers on the item.
  • Council moved this item ahead of the first public hearing (item 4.1).

Sources

Log

2026-10-20 City Council

Council took the panel's slate of Jean Quan and Nicholas O'Brien-Kovari first on the agenda. President Jenkins moved, and Councilmember Brown seconded, both motions: the accept resolution failed and the reject resolution was adopted, each 8 to 0, after eight speakers.

2026-09-15 City Council

Council adopted the resolution accepting the slate of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta and Joey Harrison on a motion by Councilmember Gallo, seconded by Councilmember Houston, 7 to 1 with Councilmember Fife opposed. The reject resolution was not adopted by the same vote.

2026-10-08 - Rules & Legislation Committee

  • The item was forwarded to the October 20 City Council agenda on a 3-1 vote with one abstention, so it was not placed on consent.