The following 11 applicants submitted proposals to serve as monitors in Cincinnati over the next five years. The list was narrowed to seven in late June, but parties to the collaborative process refused to identify the finalists. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Andrew Douglas reportedly was one of the top candidates among several collaborative parties. On Oct. 10, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Dlott selected Dr. Alan Kalmanoff as monitor.

PSComm, public safety consulting firm, Rockville, Md.

Institute for Law & Policy Planning (Dr. Alan Kalmanoff), Berkeley, Calif.

Doar, Reick & Mack, law firm, New York.

The Minnick Law Firm, Tallahassee, Fla.

KPMG, New York.

Rodriguez & Associates, planning, management and information technology, Annandale, Va.

Andrew Douglas, justice, Ohio Supreme Court, Columbus.

Nixon Peabody, law firm, Washington, D.C.

Watrous, Ehlers, Mielke & Goodwin, Littleton, Colo.

The Alexandria Group of MPRI, law enforcement and legal professionals, Alexandria, Va.

Kroll Inc., risk consulting firm, Washington, D.C.