The commission would have 13 elected members who must have at least two years of experience protecting civil rights, or be a survivor of police misconduct or a relative of someone killed by police. Martinez said they are updating the proposal to exclude people who work in law enforcement.

Some details of the commissioners' jobs, such as whether they would be full time or part time, and salary rates would be established in separate ordinances.

"We want it to be democratic. We want it to be representative," Martinez said. "The mayor being responsible, the City Council being responsible, it hasn't worked.">