Sec. 10A-78. Commission organization.

The commission on disability issues chairperson shall be elected by a majority of the commissioners. The commissioners shall adopt rules and regulations in relation to the commission's powers and duties. Procedural matters shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.

(Ord. No. 4960, § 1, 4-9-79; Ord. No. 7174, § 2, 4-17-89)

Sec. 10A-79. Limitation of powers.

Neither the commission on disability issues nor any member thereof may incur city expenses or obligate the city in any way without prior authorization by the mayor and council.

(Ord. No. 4960, § 1, 4-9-79; Ord. No. 7174, § 2, 4-17-89)

Secs. 10A-80--10A-85. Reserved.

ARTICLE VIII. COMMUNITY POLICE ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD*

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*   Editors Note: Ordinance No. 8843, § 1, adopted March 24, 1997, repealed §§ 10A-86--10A-93 and added new §§ 10A-86--10A-95. Formerly, such sections pertained to similar provisions and derived from Ord. No. 5123, § 2, 3-24-80; Ord. No. 7935, § 1, 11-2-92.

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Sec. 10A-86. Declaration of policy.

It is the policy of the city to foster and encourage a citizen police partnership in the prevention of crime and to develop and maintain positive communications and mutual understanding and trust between the police and the community. The mayor and council find that the partnership between police and citizens is strongest when citizens are confident that the internal investigation of citizen complaints against the police department is fair and just. The mayor and council further find that such confidence is best achieved by opening the internal investigative process to public review and comment.

(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97)

Sec. 10A-87. Creation.

In order to promote the goals and objectives of the above-stated policy, there is hereby established an entity to be called the “community police advisory review board.”

(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)

Sec. 10A-88. Citizen complaints and concerns: powers and duties.

The community police advisory review board is authorized to:

   (a)   Refer citizens who wish to file complaints against the city police department to the department's office of professional standards or to the office of the independent police auditor.

   (b)   Conduct public outreach to educate the community of the role of the office of professional standards and the office of the independent police auditor in the investigation of complaints against the city police department or one of its officers.

   (c)   Request that the independent police auditor monitor a particular citizen complaint being investigated by the city police department.

   (d)   Request from the city police department a review of completed action taken by the department on a citizen complaint or a review of incidents which create community concern or controversy.

   (e)   Request from the independent police auditor a review of completed action taken by the independent police auditor on a citizen complaint.

   (f)   Review completed investigations of citizen complaints alleging police officer misconduct in order to comment on the fairness and thoroughness of an investigation and to report any concerns regarding the investigation to the chief of police, the independent police auditor, the city manager and/or the mayor and council.

   (g)   Provide comments and recommendations to the chief of police, the independent police auditor, the city manager and/or the mayor and council on the citizen complaint review process.

   (h)   Provide comments and recommendations to the chief of police, the independent police auditor, the city manager and/or mayor and council on police department policy, procedure, and practice.

(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)