The community police advisory review board shall have the authority to:
(a) Consult with the governing body from time to time as may be required by the mayor and council.
(b) Assist the police in achieving a greater understanding of the nature and causes of complex community problems in the area of human relations, with special emphasis on the advancement and improvement of relations between police and community minority groups.
(c) Study, examine, and recommend methods, approaches, and techniques to encourage and develop an active citizen police partnership in the prevention of crime.
(d) Promote cooperative citizen-police programs and approaches to the solutions of community crime problems, emphasizing the principle that the administration of justice is a responsibility which requires total community involvement.
(e) Recommend procedures, programs, and/or legislation to enhance cooperation among citizens of the community and police.
(f) Strive to strengthen and ensure, throughout the community, the application of the principle of equal protection under the law for all persons.
(g) Consult and cooperate with federal,state, city, and other public agencies, commissions, and committees on matters within the board's charge.
(h) At the discretion and express direction of the mayor and council, assume and undertake such other tasks or duties as will facilitate the accomplishment of these goals and objectives, except as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)