Applicants pour in for Philadelphia's new police oversight commission

State of play: The new commission, which voters approved last year, will be in charge of investigating citizen complaints against police, as well as police use-of-force incidents. It has the power to subpoena officers to participate in probes.

• Commissioners, who serve as volunteers, will recommend potential charges and discipline.
• The oversight body will also have an executive director, legal counsel and other staff.

What they're saying: Councilman Curtis Jones, who spearheaded the legislation for the new commission, said he was hoping that the applicants were both geographically and demographically diverse.

• "We don't want monolithic thought. … To have oversight, we must have insight," he said.

Of note: Commissioners must all live in different police districts in the city.