NYC’s largest police union calls on CCRB head to step down o...

NYC’s largest police union calls on CCRB head to step down over alleged conflict of interest

New York’s largest police union is demanding that the head of the city’s police watchdog group step down because of an alleged rules violation — though the group denied he’s in voilation, The Post has learned. Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair Mohammad Khalid is violating the City Charter by holding a seat on Staten Island Community Board 2, the Police Benevolent Association claims. The CCRB investigates complaints against police officers and makes disciplinary recommendations to the police commissioner. “Your appointment at the same time that you serve a New York City community board is not only a direct violation of the City Charter, it defies all appearances or expectations of fairness for police officers who are subject to CCRB,” the PBA wrote in letters to Khalid, Mayor Eric Adams and the Staten Island City Council Delegation. “Willful disregard for these rules represents a gross double standard, signaling that CCRB Board members do not hold themselves to the same rigorous standards to which they purport to hold police officers.” The letter, which was dated Friday, goes on to claim the “undisclosed conflict of interest” invalidates the CCRB’s disciplinary recommendations since Khalid’s appointment last year. “To remedy these violations and restore integrity in CCRB’s decision-making process, you must resign from the agency immediately,” the letter concludes. The CCRB, however, said that Khalid is not on the community board, and hasn’t been since he first got on the cop watchdog body. “The CCRB received correspondence from the PBA, which it forwarded to the New York City Law Department for review. The Law Department informed the CCRB that Dr. Khalid was removed from the Community Board by operation of law when appointed to the CCRB,” Dakota Gardner, spokesperson for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, said in a written statement.

Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair Mohammad Khalid is violating the City Charter by holding a seat on Staten Island Community Board 2, the Police Benevolent Association claims. The CCRB investigates complaints against police officers and makes disciplinary recommendations to the police commissioner.

“Your appointment at the same time that you serve a New York City community board is not only a direct violation of the City Charter, it defies all appearances or expectations of fairness for police officers who are subject to CCRB,” the PBA wrote in letters to Khalid, Mayor Eric Adams and the Staten Island City Council Delegation.

“Willful disregard for these rules represents a gross double standard, signaling that CCRB Board members do not hold themselves to the same rigorous standards to which they purport to hold police officers.”

The letter, which was dated Friday, goes on to claim the “undisclosed conflict of interest” invalidates the CCRB’s disciplinary recommendations since Khalid’s appointment last year.

“To remedy these violations and restore integrity in CCRB’s decision-making process, you must resign from the agency immediately,” the letter concludes.

The CCRB, however, said that Khalid is not on the community board, and hasn’t been since he first got on the cop watchdog body.

“The CCRB received correspondence from the PBA, which it forwarded to the New York City Law Department for review. The Law Department informed the CCRB that Dr. Khalid was removed from the Community Board by operation of law when appointed to the CCRB,” Dakota Gardner, spokesperson for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, said in a written statement.