Citizen complaints of alleged police officer misconduct in the form of misuse of force, false arrest, discrimination, criminal conduct, use of racial or ethnic slurs, abuse of authority, extreme discourtesy and/or serious misconduct may be submitted, in either oral or written form, to either the Police Department, the City Clerk or the Board. However, to be subject to review under this chapter all such citizen complaints are required to be completed in writing, on the Police Department approved form, and must contain the signature of the complainant. The formal written complaints shall be filed in person or by mail, within 60 days of the occurrence of the alleged misconduct. Copies of all such formal complaints shall be provided to the complainant, the Police Chief and the Chairperson of the Review Board. Citizen complaints of alleged police officer misconduct of a nature other than as set forth hereinabove shall be referred directly to the Police Department for review and appropriate action and shall not be subject to review by the Board. The entire Board shall review all citizen complaints and determine, by majority approval, which of the complaints are within the authority of the Board to review. Written notice of this determination shall be provided by the Board to the complainant and the Police Department.
(1995 Code, § 2.12.030)