The City of Knoxville's Police Advisory & Review Committee (PARC) is set to convene on Thursday, April 25, in what promises to be a window into local law enforcement's internal workings. The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Small Assembly Room in the City County Building, will be an opportunity for PARC members to lay out the cases processed by the Knoxville Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit for the first quarter of the year.

New to the agenda, according to the city's official announcement, are items of committee business, and speakers who've registered in advance. The public forum portion of the meeting will follow, wherein citizens may voice their concerns but are held to a strict five-minute cutoff, to keep things moving.

Residents eager to have their voices heard can reserve their speaking slot on the official website, or they can play the waiting game, signing up in person between 5:30-6 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Community Manager Josie Russell stands by at 865-215-3966 or [email protected] to tackle any queries or complications that might arise regarding this public forum.

For interested parties unable to attend, Knoxville Community Media is set to upload a video record of the meeting to their website at www.KnoxCM.org, assured for on-demand viewing roughly one day post-meeting. PARC, a mainstay since 1998, holds the distinction of being Tennessee's most enduring citizen-run police advisory board. Charged with the lofty task of dispelling the shadow of doubt that often hangs over police proceedings; PARC delivers independent scrutiny and doles out recommendations straight to the Chief of Police's desk.