BOSTON (AP) — A task force convened by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is recommending the creation of a new independent office with subpoena power that would review complaints against police officers, according to a draft report released Thursday.

The report outlines a series of recommendations from the Boston Police Reform Task Force, which was convened this summer amid protests across the U.S. over police misconduct.

The task force, led by former US Attorney Wayne Budd, is calling for the creation of the Office of Policing Accountability and Transparency, which would replace the city's Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel.

The new office would have greater investigatory powers and be able to call witnesses and compel the production of documents, the task force said. It would conduct independent investigations of civilian complaints, including those alleging excessive use of force and that an officer's conduct was “motivated by discriminatory intent,” the report said.

The task force says the new office should also investigate allegations of “disparate treatment in recruiting, hiring, promotion, disciplinary and termination” within the police department and suggest changes to police policies that “perpetuate discrimination."

The group's other recommendations include expanding the department's use of body cameras to increase “police transparency and accountability.”

The task force will give members of the public a chance to weigh in on its recommendations before issuing its final report. The task force said its recommendations should be seen as “the floor rather than the ceiling on police reform.”