(A) Any person who believes that a peace office employed by the town has engaged in racial profiling with respect to that person may file a complaint with the town, and no person shall be discouraged, intimidated or coerced from filing such a complaint, or be discriminated against because they have filed such a complaint.
(B) The town shall accept and investigate citizen complaints alleging racial profiling by its peace officers. Such complaints shall be in writing, or the town employee, officer or official receiving the complaint should reduce the same to writing, and should include the time, place and details of the incident of alleged racial profiling, identification or description of the peace officer or officers involved, and the identity and manner of contacting the complainant.
(C) Any peace officer, town employee or town official who receives a citizen complaint alleging racial profiling shall forward the complaint to the Mayor within 12 hours of receipt of the complaint. Receipt of each complaint shall be acknowledged to the complainant in writing. All such complaints shall be reviewed and investigated by the Mayor within a reasonable period of time, and the results of the Mayors review and investigation shall be filed with the Town Secretary and with the complainant.
(D) In investigating a complaint alleging racial profiling, the Mayor shall seek to determine if the officer who is subject of the complaint has engaged in a pattern of racial profiling that included multiple acts constituting racial profiling for which there is no reasonable, credible explanation based on established police and law enforcement procedures. A single act constituting racial profiling may not be considered a pattern of racial profiling, and shall not be grounds for corrective action.
(E) In the event that a complaint of racial profiling filed by an individual involves an occurrence that was recorded on audio or video, the Mayor shall, upon commencement of the investigation of the complaint and upon written request of the officer, promptly provide a copy of the recording to the peace officer that is the subject of the complaint.
(F) The Police Department of the town shall provide education to the public concerning the racial profiling complaint process. A summary of the public education efforts made during the preceding year shall be included with the annual report filed with the governing body of the town under § 31.045.
(Ord. 2002-07, passed 2-18-2002)