The Citizens Police Oversight Committee shall be an advisory committee to the President and Board of Trustees and is hereby authorized as follows:
A. To receive and to then refer complaints from citizens in accordance with the procedures to be promulgated pursuant to section 2-30-3 of this article, and thereafter to monitor and evaluate the processing of all citizen complaints in regard to police misconduct, including, but not limited to, allegations of discriminatory conduct and/or treatment and the use of excessive force.
B. To monitor and evaluate Village efforts in the Police Department in regard to racial and cultural diversity in such areas as training, recruitment, promotions and interpersonal relations.
C. To meet with and provide written reports to the Village Board or such standing or ad hoc committee of the Village Board as the Village Board may designate, on a semiannual basis, concerning the Committee's activities and any information and analysis of such information which the Committee may have compiled as a result of its activities during the preceding six (6) months. In addition to the required semiannual meetings and reports, the Committee may report to the Village Board on special items of concern within its purview at any time or with any degree of frequency which the Committee deems appropriate or necessary. (Ord. 16-073, 6-6-2016)