CLEVELAND — Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced Tuesday two new appointments and one reappointment to the city's Civilian Police Review Board. .

Brandon Brown and Billy Sharp were selected and sworn in as new members. Bibb appointed Brown and current member Kenneth Mountcastle to four-year terms, ending in August 2026.

The moves makes the board fully staffed with nine members.

According to the mayor's office, the CPRB can "receive, cause investigation of, review and recommend resolutions for non-criminal administrative complainants against Cleveland Division of Police personnel." 

Investigations of alleged police misconduct are conducted by the Office of Professional Standards, which reports directly to the CPRB. The CPRB reviews the investigations completed by the OPS.

Following an OPS investigation, the CPRB holds a public hearing and recommends an administrative resolution for each of the complaints per City of Cleveland Charter Section 115, which governs the CPRB and OPS, according to the mayor's office.

Brown is currently an associate attorney at Calfee, Halter, & Griswold LLP.  He was born and raised in Cleveland and lives in the North Collinwood neighborhood of Ward 8.

Sharp is human resources manager for Ledwidge GP Management DBA McDonald's. He is also the founder of Billy Sharp OmniMedia, a company that provides consulting, works with publicists and sells books, documentaries and educational materials. He was also a former candidate for House District 10.