Tampa's next police chief has agreed to provide quarterly reports on the department's bike citations.

Council members made the request Thursday before confirming Eric Ward to become chief.

"Would you be agreeable to giving this council quarterly reports on all the citations or arrests made to those who have been ticketed for bicycles?" asked Council Chair Frank Reddick.

"Absolutely," responded incoming chief Eric Ward. "That's something we think we can do. We're excited about the review and after the review is completed, we're looking forward to moving forward."

Recent allegations of racial profiling have plagued the department. There's concern most bike citations in Tampa are issued in poor minority neighborhoods. The ACLU has asked for a thorough investigation.

"We want a full investigation as to whether racial profiling has occurred as well as any civil violations have occurred," said ACLU Director of Advocacy Joyce Hamilton Henry. "Secondly we are asking that ticketing be stopped until a full investigation occurs."

The incoming police chief has said he will not stop the ticketing right now. He said he's waiting for the meeting with the Department of Justice before taking any action.

Some community members said the citations have slowed down since the controversy.

Ward will be sworn in as police chief Friday morning.

Department of Justice officials are scheduled to meet with Tampa police officials next week to review the department's policy on bike citations.

The department has said its policy is fair and that no one has been targeted.

Still, the Hillsborough County Public Defender's Office, and at least one county judge, have expressed concerns.

A Tampa Bay Times investigation found TPD officers issued more than 2,000 bicycle citations in the past three years - more than Orlando, Miami, St. Petersburg and Jacksonville combined. And of those citations, eight out of 10 were written to black riders.

"We want a full a full investigation as to whether racial profiling has occurred as well as any civil violations have occurred," Joyce Hamilton with the ACLU asked during the chief's confirmation hearing. "Secondly we are asking that ticketing be stopped until a full investigation occurs."

Ward said he welcomes the DOJ review.

"I think we're doing everything right," Ward said earlier this week. "That's why we invited DOJ to come and take a look at our process. To see if there's any way we can improve on what we're doing now. And if they come out with recommendations that's something I take seriously and those are things that I'll implement."

There have been calls to stop bike citations during the review but Ward said he has no plans to do that.