Mobile’s suspended police chief says he has not met with nor heard from members of the Mobile City Council days before the council will meet Tuesday to review a report that he has called a “sham.”

The council’s president says the council is gathering in an executive session Tuesday to look at the “practices and procedures” of the Police Department as highlighted in a report from former prosecutor Kenyen Brown. The report is expected to be released Tuesday both to the council and publicly.

“We are looking at the practices and procedures of the PD, it was not to look at Chief Prine,” said Council President C.J. Small. “As far as the report goes, from my understanding, originally it was to look at the policies and procedures of the PD and not one person.”

Prine, in an interview with AL.com Thursday, said he has not been contacted by any of the members of the seven-person council, which would have the authority of dismissing him. Prine has left his position as the police chief, but has not officially resigned and is reportedly in a dispute with Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s administration over severance.

Prine said if the council is engaged in a review of the agency’s policies and procedures, they should reach out and get the chief’s perspective.

“My thoughts will be if there is a true investigation, the council will need to call and get information,” he said. “As of me talking right now, the council has not reached out. It’s a one-sided conversation between the council and administration. There is another side than the administration’s perspective.”

Prine was not at the council meeting this past Tuesday. The council is set to gather at 9 a.m. for its pre-conference meeting this coming Tuesday before adjourning into a closed-door executive session to discuss the report, and potential legal matters. The council will assemble for its regularly-scheduled meeting at 3 p.m.

Small said the council could consider hiring a third-party agency to examine a host of allegations about improprieties within the mayor’s administration.

Prine, since last week, has alleged unethical and potentially criminal activity occurring with the administration over contracts including those having to do with analyzing the department.

Prine has not forwarded those concerns to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. He said that doing so is under consideration.

Council members have had little to say about the situation involving the police chief and have largely waited to comment until the release of Brown’s report, which focuses on the police department’s policies and procedures over the use of force. Brown was hired to review the department’s policies and procedures in November following a deadly pre-dawn police raid, the fourth incident in a year in which a Black man was killed during an encounter with Mobile police.

The most high-profile incident involved 36-year-old Jawan Dallas in July, which led to his family filing a $36 million federal lawsuit against the city in December.

Prine has called it a “sham” report, aimed at removing him from his chief’s position that is based on a dispute over an intelligence-led policing initiative.

Prine has since left his position as chief and cleared out his office, and he has since been put on paid administrative leave. Assistant Police Chief Randy “William” Jackson was appointed as interim chief.

Small said he was unsure why if Prine, who cleared out his office, had not yet submitted his resignation.

The council’s meeting comes a few weeks after a document from City Attorney Ricardo Woods dated March 27 began circulating on social media showing two options on separating from Prine. The first option included retiring with his reputation intact and supporting a nondisclosure agreement that would allow the city to mitigate Brown’s public report. The second option called for a “removal from office,” that relieves Prine of his duties with pay pending council action and does not include a non-disparaging agreement. The second option includes a press conference to release the findings of Brown’s report.

Concerns have been raised on social media whether the document illustrates an effort for the Stimpson administration to collude with Brown to get Prine removed as chief. Stimpson, during his interview with AL.com last Friday, said he was unaware of the contents of Brown’s report that has been described as a third-party review of the agency’s procedures.

“Paul Prine was not the focus, nor within the scope of Kenyen Brown’s letter of engagement,” Candace Cooksey, spokesperson with the City of Mobile, said. “Once he began conducting interviews, concerns surfaced around culture and Prine’s leadership and general attitude towards the public.”