It is hereby declared that, in order to promote the best interest of the city and its citizens, there is a need to establish and create a board consisting of community residents, to review citizen complaints filed against Police Department personnel and the investigation thereof by the Police Department. The Board shall be charged with the responsibility to review the Police Department’s investigation of the citizen complaints and provide its independent review to the Chief of Police. The Board is not intended to, nor shall it be invested with authority to, review disciplinary action if any, proposed and/or imposed upon police personnel as a result of the investigation of the citizen complaints. The creation of this Board for these purposes is intended to ensure continued and ongoing public confidence in Police Department personnel and Police Department operations.
(1995 Code, § 2.12.010)