In the final days of the campaign, Bibb and Kelley have been playing to their respective strengths.
Kelley, the City Council president with established ties in and out of City Hall, is courting voters in the city’s far West Side neighborhoods known for strong voter turnout. Home to many members of the safety forces, these neighborhoods tend to support candidates friendly to police officers and their issues.
That’s one reason Kelley is blanketing voters with mailers about Issue 24, the proposed charter amendment that would shift police oversight – including discipline and policy -- to a civilian-led board and commission. Kelley and police oppose the issue, arguing it gives too much authority to people untrained in policing. They say proposal's provision that guarantees millions of dollars for the board and commission amounts to “defunding the police.”
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