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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-195
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 6, 2014
To recognize the accomplishments of the District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints Executive Director Philip K. Eure.
WHEREAS, Philip K. Eure was detailed in 1997-1998 to Port-au-Prince as an adviser to the Government of Haiti on a project aimed at reforming the criminal justice system;
WHEREAS, Philip K. Eure was a senior attorney in the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice, where he litigated on behalf of victims of employment discrimination;
WHEREAS, Philip K. Eure was selected in 2000 to become the first executive director of the District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints, a District oversight agency whose mission is to mediate, investigate, and adjudicate complaints filed against sworn officers of the Metropolitan Police Department and District of Columbia Housing Authority Office of Public Safety;
WHEREAS, under Philip K. Eure’s leadership and guidance, the agency has gained an international reputation for excellence and has helped promote the highest attainable standard of integrity, professionalism, and accountability in policing in the District;
WHEREAS, during his tenure with the District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints, Philip K. Eure became a leading figure in police oversight, publishing articles on police accountability issues and being elected by his peers to serve as the president of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement;
WHEREAS, in May 2014, Philip K. Eure will leave his position at the District of Columbia Office of Police Complaints to serve as the first Inspector General of the New York City Police Department, the largest law enforcement agency in the United States; and
WHEREAS, there is no question but that Philip K. Eure made the District’s Office of Police Complaints an excellent civilian oversight law enforcement agency (an accomplishment all the more remarkable in light of the failure of its predecessor, the Civilian Complaint Review Board), and the decision of New York City is testament to Philip K. Eure’s skills and success in the District.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNICL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Philip K. Eure Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes, thanks, and honors Philip K. Eure for his contributions to law enforcement in the District and to the residents of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
