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St. Paul city leaders are considering increasing the stipend a civilian police oversight commission receives, citing an increased workload and an outdated stipend amount.
The Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission (PCIAR) is a nine-member, volunteer board that looks at completed investigations and makes recommendations to the chief of police. According to city data, complaints have spiked from 54 in 2022 to 131 in 2026 as of September.
“The Rose Ave. incident has resulted in a large amount of work for them,” said Andrea Ledger, the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) interim director, referring to a local and federal law enforcement response in November 2025.
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