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The Board shall have the authority to receive 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. The Board shall also have the authority to review the Police Department investigation of all such allegations of police officer misconduct. The Board shall further have the authority to make an annual report summarizing its activities and providing statistical information regarding the receipt and processing of citizen complaints of police officer misconduct.
(1995 Code, § 2.12.020)
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)
All citizen complaints of alleged police officer misconduct subject to this chapter shall, once received in formal written form, be referred to the Police Department for review and investigation. The Investigations Captain or other person designated by the Police Chief shall review the citizen complaint and conduct an investigation as appropriate and consistent with the Department’s citizen’s complaint policy in effect at the time of the filing of the citizen complaint. The investigation by the Police Department shall be completed within 30 days of receipt by the Department of the formal written complaint. Under special circumstances and with the approval of the Chief of Police, the investigation may take longer than 30 days to complete. In such circumstances, the Chief shall provide written notice to the Board that it is necessary to allow for a longer period of time to complete the subject investigation.
(1995 Code, § 2.12.040)
Upon completion of the investigation, the Investigations Captain shall prepare and deliver to the Board a written report, along with a copy of all documentation gathered in the course of the investigation. The report shall be the same document as the Investigations Captain would deliver to the Police Chief upon completion of his or her investigation under the Department’s citizen’s complaint policy. The report shall be submitted to the Board before it is submitted to the Chief. The report shall include the findings and conclusions of the Investigations Captain and any recommendations relating to adjudication of the citizen’s complaint.
(1995 Code, § 2.12.050)
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