In plain language — from the agenda backup

This resolution directs the City Manager to hand Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records long known around town as the "G-file" — along with related information. It also asks staff to size up what it takes to build a public online database of misconduct allegations, including the costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles. For anyone tracking police accountability and transparency in Austin, it's a step toward getting this information into public view.

The official agenda language

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to provide Council with a summary list of complaints of police misconduct and related information commonly referred to as the “G-file,” and directing the City Manager to provide Council with an assessment of costs, as well as any legal, technological, or operational barriers, to develop a publicly accessible online database of information related to allegations of misconduct.

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"12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22 is adopted unanimously" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

• Debate over G-file transparency and creating a searchable public misconduct database

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