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(a) Composition and qualifications. The community police advisory review board shall be composed of ten (10) members. All voting members shall be residents of the city and shall not have ever been convicted of a felony. No voting member shall currently be a peace officer.
(b) Appointment. The mayor and each councilmember shall appoint one (1) voting member of the board. Should an appointment not be made within thirty (30) days of when the position becomes available, the appointment can be made by a majority vote of the mayor and council. The city manager, the chief of police, and the police employee's labor representation group, recognized by the city, shall each designate a representative to serve on the board as a continuing ex-officio, nonvoting member. In the event that there is no police employee's labor representation group recognized by the city, the chief of police shall designate one (1) commissioned officer within the department who holds a rank no greater than sergeant to serve on the board as a continuing ex-officio, nonvoting member.
(c) Diversity of advisory members. As provided in section 10A-137 the board may appoint up to four (4) additional nonvoting advisory members. The appointment of advisory members shall be made so as to enhance the diversity of the board. Advisory members are required to meet the same qualifications as appointed, voting members.
(d) Term. All appointments shall be for four-year terms, except that members appointed by the mayor and each councilmember shall not serve beyond the term of the mayor or councilmember making such appointment. Ex-officio members serve at the pleasure of the individual or group they represent. As per Tucson Code, section 10A-137, the term of advisory members is not to exceed two (2) years.
(e) Attendance. A member (to include advisory members) of the board who misses four (4) consecutive meetings for any reason or who fails to attend for any reason at least forty (40) percent of the meetings called in a calendar year is automatically removed as a member of the board.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 9928, § 1, 1-26-04; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)
The community police advisory review board chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be selected by a majority of those members appointed by the mayor and council. The board shall adopt rules and regulations relating to its powers and duties, may appoint from its members such standing or special committees as determined necessary, and shall meet at such times and places throughout the city as determined by the board.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)
The community police advisory review board shall report to the mayor and council annually and shall report to the mayor and council annually and shall submit such additional reports as it deems necessary or as requested by the mayor and council. The board’s annual report shall be filed on or before February 1.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 9928, § 1, 1-26-04; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)
Neither the community police advisory review board nor any member thereof, except as otherwise authorized by law, shall:
(a) Incur city expense or obligate the city in any way without prior authorization of the mayor and council.
(b) Except for the chairperson who is the official spokesperson for the board, make any written or oral report of any committee activity to any individual or body other than to the mayor and council.
(c) Independently investigate citizen complaints against the police department or individual police officers by questioning witnesses or otherwise.
(d) Conduct any activity which might constitute or be construed as a quasi-judicial review of police actions.
(e) Conduct any activity which might constitute or be construed as establishment of city policy.
(f) Violate the confidentiality of any information related to matters involving pending or forthcoming civil or criminal litigation.
(g) Review or comment on the investigation of a citizen complaint where criminal charges are under investigation or pending until the case has reached a final disposition, except in those instances where the police department has determined that the citizen complaint is not related to the investigation or prosecution of the criminal charge against the citizen and has completed action on the citizen complaint and any other criminal charges have reached a final disposition.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 9928, § 1, 1-26-04; Ord. No. 11537, § 2, 4-3-18)
(a) Initial comprehensive training shall be provided to each voting and advisory board member prior to reviewing any cases. Such training shall be mandatory and shall be designed and implemented by the board's training committee, the independent police auditor and the police department. Such training should include, but shall not be limited to, familiarization with:
(1) City police department operations;
(2) Police review structures and issues;
(3) Surveys of citizen concerns;
(4) Police training programs;
(5) Confidentiality;
(6) Citizen participation;
(7) History of citizen-police oversight in the United States and Tucson;
(8) Race, community relations, and law enforcement; and
(9) Police employee organization issues and concerns.
(b) After appointment to the board, voting and advisory members are required to pursue forty-eight (48) hours of educational opportunities annually and report these to the chairperson. For purposes of this section, educational opportunities shall be defined as:
(1) Ride-alongs (recommended): One (1) ride-along per quarter for a minimum of four (4) hours;
(2) Police department's citizen academy;
(3) Work on board committees; and
(4) Other training directed toward becoming knowledgeable with the procedures and practices of the city police department or otherwise designed to increase the board member's skills in reviewing and evaluating citizen complaints.
(Ord. No. 8843, § 1, 3-24-97; Ord. No. 9928, § 1, 1-26-04)
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