Sec. 10A-94. Training.

   (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)

Sec. 10A-95. Cooperation.

The various city officers and employees are hereby authorized and directed to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this article. The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to provide or make provisions for such services as are reasonably needed to support the community police advisory review board’s activities.

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

Secs. 10A-96--10A-99. Reserved.

ARTICLE IX. COMMEMORATIONS AND OBSERVANCES*

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*   Editors Note: Ord. No. 5027, § 1, adopted Sept. 4, 1979, amended the Code by adding art. VII, § 10A-70. Inasmuch as Ord. No. 4960, § 1, adopted Apr. 9, 1979, had previously added art. VII, and Ord. No. 5123, § 2, adopted Mar. 24, 1980, subsequently added art. VIII, the provisions of Ord. No. 5027, at the direction of the city, have been designated as art. IX, 10A-100.

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Sec. 10A-100. American Indian Awareness Days.

The mayor shall annually issue a proclamation designating the week commencing with the fourth Monday in September as American Indian Awareness Days, recommending that the citizens of the community hold appropriate exercises commemorative of the American Indians.

(Ord. No. 5027, § 1, 9-4-79)