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07-08-2025 CPRB Meeting Packet
Agenda Community Police Review Board Tuesday July 08,2025—5:30 p.m. Helling Conference Room 410 E Washington St Item No. 1 Open Session Item No. 2 Consent Calendar • Draft minutes from the June 10, 2025,meeting • Correspondence from Mary McCann Item No.3 New Business • Police training on search warrants using Electronic Document Management System(EDMS) ■ Complainants who frequently contact the police for scenarios that should go through DHS or other social service agencies Item No.4 Old Business Discussion of Senate File 311 and the future of the CPRB Item No. 5 Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda (Commentators shall address the Board for no more than 3 minutes. The Board shall not engage in discussion with the public concerning said items). Community Police Review Board Members cannot engage in discussion or debate in accordance with open meeting laws. Comments can be sent to the Community Police Review Board to be included in the next meeting packet via CPRB(&iowa-city.org. Item No. 6 Board Information Item No. 7 Staff Information Item No. 8 Future Meetings • August 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Helling Conference Room Item No. 9 Executive Session based on Section 21.5(1)(a)of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a condition for that government body's possession or continued receipt of federal funds, and 22.7(11)personal information in confidential personnel records of public bodies including but not limited to cities,boards of supervisors and school districts, and 22-7(5)police officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in the Code; and 22.7(18)Communications not required by law,rule or procedure that are made to a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of government,to the extent that the government body receiving those communications from such persons outside of government could reasonably believe that those persons would be discouraged from making them to that government body if they were available for general public examination. Item No. 10 Adjournment I If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate in this program/event,please contact Connie McCurdy at(319) 356-5043, cmccurdy@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your needs. CPRB—Draft Minutes June 10,2025 Page 1 Community Police Review Board Draft Minutes—June 10, 2025 Call to Order: Staff McCurdy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members Present: Jessica Hobart-Collis,David Schwindt,Maurine Braddock Melissa Jensen, Colette Atkins Members Absent: Saul Mekies Staff Present: Staff Connie McCurdy, City Clerk Kellie Grace First Asst. City Attorney Sue Dulek, Legal Counsel Patrick Ford Others Present: Police Lt. Jeff Fink Recommendations to City Council: • Accept request of extension of 50 days for CPRB complaint#24-09 • Accept CPRB complaint#25-03 summary dismissal • Accept CPRB complaint#25-06 summary dismissal Appoint City Staff as tem orary Chairperson: Motion by Schwindt, seconded by Jensen to appoint City Staff McCurdy as temporary Chairperson. Motion passed 510. Mekies was absent. Nominations for Chairperson: Braddock nominated Jensen for Chairperson. Motion by Atkins, seconded by Schwindt to close nominations and appoint Jensen as the new Chairperson. Motion passed 510.Mekies was absent. Staff McCurdy noted the Chairperson will begin chairing at the July 08, 2025,meeting. Nominations for Vice-Chairperson- Braddock nominated Schwindt for Vice-Chairperson. Motion by Braddock, seconded by Jensen to close nominations and appoint Schwindt as the new Vice- Chairperson. Motion passed 510. Mekies was absent. I Vice-Chair Schwindt took over the meeting. I I CPRB—Draft Minutes June 10,2025 Page 2 Consent Calendar: • Draft minutes from the May 13, 2025,meeting ■ ICPD Use of Force Report/Review—January 2025 • ICPD Use of Force Report/Review—February 2025 • ICPD Use of Force Report/Review—March 2025 • ICPD Policy#410 Involuntary Commitments ■ ICPD Policy#803 Records • ICPD Policy#804 Records Maintenance and Release • ICPD Policy#805 Protected Information Motion by Jensen, seconded by Atkins to adopt the consent calendar as presented. Motion passed 510.Mekies was absent. Discussion of items on the Consent Calendar: Board member Braddock asked questions about the Use of Force reports and the policies. She wanted to know who reviews the reports and who writes the policies. Lt. Fink said the Police Chief,the Captains, and the Watch Supervisors are the ones who review the Use of Force. Lt. Fink also mentioned that the policies are given to them by Lexipol as a template,which are reviewed and updated accordingly. Correspondence: Motion by Jensen, seconded by Atkins to accept correspondence from Mary McCann included in the late handouts. Motion passed 510.Mekies was absent. New Business: Discussion of Senate File 311 and the future of the CPRB: City Clerk Grace highlighted the parts of Senate File 311 that pertained to the Board and what the Board would no longer be able to do after the effective date of August 16, 2025.Board member Braddock mentioned the idea of creating a new board or committee that would help educate citizens on police practices as well as creating an avenue for citizens to be heard to help promote communication and cooperation between citizens and police officers. Board member Hobart-Collis and Lt. Fink spoke about mental health liaisons and Community Crisis and their roll in assisting police officers on calls.Vice-Chair Schwindt mentioned the idea of creating an advisory board where conversations would flow freely and not be subjected to an agenda.Board member Jensen suggested creating a listening post for the public where they can express their concerns.The Board discussed updating the Community Police Review Board's page on the City's website to explain the new legislation and what options will be available after the legislation goes into effect. Old Business: None. Public Comment of Items not on the AZenda: Mary McCann thanked the board for all that they do and mentioned the importance of public relations between police and citizens. CPRB—Draft Minutes June 10,2025 Page 3 Board Information: Board member Braddock wants to discuss police training on search warrants and the Electronic Document Filing System for warrants. Staff Information: Staff McCurdy asked if the Board wanted to discuss any topics brought up in the email from Board member Mekies at the July 08,2025,meeting. Board member Braddock asked to have the topic of the frequent flyers added to the July 8th agenda. Future Meetings(suhiect to change): • July 08, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Helling Conference Room ■ August 12,2025, 5:30 p.m.—Helling Conference Room Atkins stated she will not be at the July 8th meeting. Executive Session: Motion by Jensen, seconded by Hobart-Collis,to adjourn to Executive Session based on Section 21.5(1)(a)of the Code of Iowa to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential or to be kept confidential as a condition for that government body's possession or continued receipt of federal funds, and 22.7(11)personal information in confidential personnel records of public bodies including but not limited to cities,boards of supervisors and school districts, and 22-7(5)police officer investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in the Code; and 22.7(18) Communications not required by law, rule or procedure that are made to a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of government,to the extent that the government body receiving those communications from such persons outside of government could reasonably believe that those persons would be discouraged from making them to that government body if they were available for general public examination. Open session adjourned: 6:50 p.m. Return to Open Session: Returned to open session: 7:38 p.m. Motion by Atkins, seconded by Hobart-Collis to accept the letter of extension for complaint#24-09 as presented and forward to City Council. Motion carried 510.Mekies was absent. Motion by Jensen, seconded by Braddock to accept CPRB report of summary dismissal for complaint#25-03 as presented and forward to City Council. Motion carried 510. Mekies was absent. Motion by Atkins, seconded by Hobart-Collis to accept CPRB report of summary dismissal for complaint#25-06 as amended and forward to City Council. Motion carried 510. Mekies was absent. CPRB—Draft Minutes June 10,2025 Page 4 Adgournment: Motion by Atkins, seconded by Hobart-Collis to adjourn. Meeting adjourned: 7:41 p.m. Community Police Review Board Attendance Record Year 2024-2025 Name Term 09/20/24 09/10/24 10/08/24 10/16/24 11/12/24 12/10/24 01/14/25 02/11/25 03/11/25 04/15/25 05/13/25 06/10/25 Expires Forum Colette 06/30/28 X X X X X X X X X O/E X X Atkins Maurine 06/30/26 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- X X X Braddock Ricky 06/30/26 X X X O/E O/E O/E O/E --- --- --- Downing Jessica Hobart- 06/30/26 X X X X O/E X X X X X X X Collis Melissa 06/30/25 X O/E X O/E X X X X X O/E X X Jensen Jerri 06/30/27 O/E X X X X X O/E X O/E X --- --- MacConnell Saul Mekies t!06/30 6/30/25 X O/E X X X O/E X X X X X O/E David /28 O/E X Schwindt X O/E X X X O/E X X X X Key: X=Present O=Absent O/E=Absent/Excused NM=No Meeting ---=Not a Member COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 E Washington St Iowa City IA 52240 (319)356-5041 June 11, 2025 Mayor Bruce Teague 410 E Washington St Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Mayor and Council Members: As the CPRB Vice-Chair, I would like to request an extension to the Board's deadline to file its Public Report for Complaint#24-09. Paragraph 8-8-7B(9)of the enabling local ordinance provides that the City Council may grant a request for an extension upon a showing of good cause. The Board's good cause in support of this request is shown as follows: • Due to timelines and scheduling and additional investigation requested • Public Report presently due June 26, 2025 50-day Extension request—Report would be due on August 15, 2025. Sincerely, 3��k ow, David Schwindt, Vice-Chair Community Police Review Board cc: City Attorney's office CPRB CPRB REPORT OF SUMMARY DISMISSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL Re: Investigation of CPRB Complaint#25-03 CPRB Complaint#25-03, filed on April 18, 2025, was summarily dismissed as required by the City Code, Section 8-8-3(D):All complaints to the board must be filed with the City Clerk within one hundred eighty (180) days of the alleged misconduct. Dated: June 10, 2025 Q co c� CPRB REPORT OF SUMMARY DISMISSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL Re: Investigation of CPRB Complaint#25-06 CPRB Complaint#25-06, filed on May 29, 2025, was summarily dismissed as required by the City Code, Section 8-8-3(A). The complaint does not involve police officers from the Iowa City Police Department. Section 8-8-3(A):A"complaint to the board" is an allegation of misconduct lodged against a sworn police officer("police officer" or"officer") employed by the Iowa City Police Department, where the complained of activity occurred while the officer was acting in the capacity of a sworn police officer. Dated: June 10, 2025 0 N O r- _ . Connie McCurdy From: Mary McCann <mmccann8@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday,June 18, 2025 8:42 AM To: Community Police Review Board Cc: Jeffrey Fink Subject: Iowa City Work Session 5/20/25 Attachments: We sent you safe versions of your files; 2024 Annual Report finals ICPD.pdf i RISK **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments.** Mimecast Attachment Protection has deemed this file to be safe, but always exercise caution when opening files. This message is from an external sender. Hi Everyone, Thank you for all pf your thoughtful contributions re: IC-PRB. I appreciate your dedication and willingness to share your experience and perspectives to improve community relationships with the ICPD. I'm sorry I didn't send this info earlier. I find myself pulled in many directions these days and nights. Here is the link to the last Working Session that welcomed the ICPD's Mental Health Liaisons and the Chief's overview. It gave me the answers I needed for many community questions and conversations. htr_os:/!youtu.be/jGZvt_--EcWA?si.w418lZW.g2ANG1NzmM. ALSO,the Annual Report for 2025 is attached. It contains much factual information.That is always needed when emotionally charged conversations profile and denigrate law enforcement members as a whole. Thankyou all again! As a lways, Mary Mary McCann Cell: (319) 594-5542 (No answer?Text a time to call back.) 558 Westside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246 MMcCann8@outlook.com Truth_Download_2020Vision@outlook.com Public Facebook Group Truth Download 2020Vision—Turn the Tide www.facebook.cam_/groups/td2020vision.turnthetide/ 1 1 �J - r ��F yQ' Rn IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 2024 ANNUAL REPORT 410 E Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 3193565275 u * - •k 4r� . PaLICE Mission Statement To work in partnership with the community, enhance trust, protect with courage and compassion, and empower victims of crime through excellence in service. r Table of Contents MissionStatement............,........,................................................................................1 ChiefsMessage..........................................................................................................4 Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.)...................5 ICPDOrganizational Chart...........................................................................................6 ICPD Personnel Counts............................................................................................7 Budget........................................................................................................................8 PersonnelProfiles.....................................................................................................10 ICPDPersonnel by Job Title...................................................................................10 ICPDVolunteers....................................................................................................11 SwornPersonnel by Age .......................................................................................11 Sworn Personnel by Years of Service With ICPD....................................................12 SwornPersonnel Demographics............................................................................12 Years of Service Awards............................................................................................13 AnnualAward Winners.............................................................................................14 Favorable Occurrences .............................................................................................19 2024 Distinguished Service Commendation ..........................................................19 2024 Special Commendation.................................................................................19 2024 Letters of Commendation.............................................................................19 NewHires.................................................................................................................21 Retirements..............................................................................................................22 Promotions...............................................................................................................23 Callsfor Service ........................................................................................................24 ServiceStatistics.......................................................................................................26 FirearmsStatistics.....................................................................................................28 Narcan......................................................................................................................29 2024 Specific Crimes Statistics .......................,.......................,.........,........................30 NotableDecreases................................................................................................33 2 Notableincreases .................................................................................................33 Useof Force..............................................................................................................35 JuvenileStatistics .....................................................................................................37 Callsfor Service.....................................................................................................37 Juvenile Court Referrals........................................................................................37 Alcohol and Tobacco Statistics..................................................................................38 Civilian Crime Analyst...............................................................................................39 StreetCrimes Action Team .......................................................................................40 MentalHealth Initiatives ..........................................................................................41 Mental Health Liaisons & Co-Responder Team......................................................41 GuideLinkCenter ..................................................................................................42 Victim Services Coordinator..................................................................................43 CommunityOutreach ...............................................................................................45 Outreach to Unhoused Persons.............................................................................45 ShelterHouse .......................................................................................................45 Mission and Partnerships......................................................................................47 OutreachEvents....................................................................................................48 SafetyVillage ....................................................................................................48 Emergency Services Youth Camp.......................................................................48 NationalNight Out............................................................................................49 Holidaywith Heroes..........................................................................................50 AnimalServices ........................................................................................................52 2024 Animal Service Statistics...............................................................................53 Enforcementand Outreach...................................................................................54 Chris Whitmore Retirement..................................................................................56 Nationwide Line of Duty Deaths ...............................................................................57 3 Chief's Message The Iowa City Police Department is proud to present its 2024 annual report. In 2024, our mental health response—a key component of our evolving response model since 2021— took a leap forward with the introduction of our Crisis Co-Responder Team.The team, comprised of a sworn ICPD officer and Community Crisis Services Mental Health Liaison, responds directly to crisis calls from the field,follows up on crisis referrals, and works proactively with our Street Outreach team to address issues related to our unhoused community. The results of these efforts have been dramatic. In just their first four months of service together—September through December 2024—the team responded to 427 calls for service. Compare this with 372 calls for service in all of 2023 under our station-based model. Clearly, this level of service is needed in our community and we are excited to see the positive impact the Co-Responder Team makes in a full calendar year. The Co-Response Team is just one facet of our broader Community Outreach efforts. In 2024, you could find our Community Outreach team engaging with community members of all ages and walks of life at camps, presentations, or even soccer matches with our Sudanese population, among countless other events. A less visible, but no less important, component of their work is with our unhoused population. Working closely with Shelter House,our Community Outreach team is crucial in connecting unhoused individuals with the resources they need and addressing issues with care and respect. These efforts are woven into our core mission of protecting and serving the community. To that end, I am pleased to share the continued decrease in gun-related crime in our City. In 2024, we responded to just seven shootings,down from 57 in 2020. We also seized 53 guns, making it more difficult for those in our community to commit acts of violence. None of these positive changes would be possible without the tremendous effort of every member—civilian and sworn—of this department. It is through their dedication that we are able to provide high quality, professional service to our community. i Dustin Liston 4 Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.) The Office of Professional Standards Lieutenant is responsible for maintaining the mandated level of training for police department members.They ensure that personnel are trained in areas necessary for the department's efficient functioning.The Professional Standards Lieutenant also monitors Policy to ensure it complies with accreditation standards. In 2024, officers attended several refresher courses or advanced training opportunities, including attending schools and training sessions at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, the Midwest Counter Drug Training Center in Des Moines,training conferences, and seminars.These trainings ranged from basic recruit training to crisis intervention training. All certified and non-certified officers hired by the Iowa City Police Department(ICPD) are required to complete an intensive Field Training program. Officers assigned to the Field Training program work one-on-one with Field Training Officers (FTOs) on each watch for practical hands-on experience. Officers must complete the Field Training program before working solo on patrol. In 2021, a four-year cycle was implemented for accreditation. CALEA Information Management and Reporting System (CIMRS) is a new web-based reporting system where Compliance Service Members (CSMs) and Site-Based Assessors will capture and report findings from an annual Web-Based Review (year 1-4) and Site-Based Assessment (year four only). The purpose of CALEA's Accreditation Program is to improve the delivery of public safety services, primarily by maintaining a body of standards and best practices developed by public safety practitioners covering a wide range of up-to-date public safety initiatives, establishing and administering an accreditation process, and recognizing professional excellence. In 2024,the ICPD completed the final year of a 4-year cycle review of all applicable CALEA standards. The accreditation process included an on-site assessment and interviews of City and Department personnel, area agency administrators, and community partners by a CALEA representative.The Department received its seventh re-accreditation award at the conclusion of this 4-year review cycle. The initial accreditation for the department occurred in 2002. PATEA 111:411II.11 1.hXIV,HJ1 7.-lip I II:'-1 I:Y M 5 lCPD Organizational Chart POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF OF POLICE Admin.Coordinator FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPORT DIVISION ` ' ` IN DIVISION CAPTAIN Systems Analyst F� PATROL INVESTIGATIONS PROFMIONAL •Support Services COMMUNITY ANIMAL SERVICES •Ueutenarlt STANDARDS Supervcsor OUTREACH •Coordinator •Sergeants •Lieutenant •Sergeant •Service Officers UAy WATCH •Detectives ■Crisis Response •Cafe Techs •Lieutenat •SCAT .Station Masters Officer •Center Assistants •Sergeants •DV GRANT .Accreditation •Downtown Liaison (part-time) •Patrffl Officers •JCDTF •Front Desk Offcer .Center Assistant II Manager Assistant •Community •Kennel Assistants (part-time) (part time) Relations Officer ipart-time) EVENING WATCH •Volunteer Coord. •Lieutenant •Sergeants EVIDENCE .Records Techs_ Law Enforcement """"" •Patrol Officers •Custodian .Police Clerical Mental Health , •Community Volunteers/ Assistant Liaisons Fosters Service Officer (part-time) •Support Services { ..................... LATE NIGHT WATCH Assistant •Lieutenant •Crime Analysts •Sergeants •School Crossing •Patrol Of ms Guards(part-time) •Victim Services Coordinator •Community Service Officers •Community Outreach Assistants •Chaplains (volunteers) • SWORN Clvillan Staff Volunteer 6 • 4 General Crimes Detectives ICPD Personnel Counts + 1 Juvenile Crimes Detective ■ 1 Narcotics Detective—assigned to the Johnson (Supervisory roles bolded in blue) County Drug Task Force ■ 2 Sex Crimes Detectives Chief of Police ■ 4 Street Crimes Action Team(SCAT)Detectives ■ 1 Administrative Coordinator Support Services Division Field Operations Division + 1 Captain ■ 1 Captain ■ 1 Support Services Supervisor ■ 1 Front Desk Assistant(hourly) Patrol ■ 1 Police Clerical Assistant(hourly) + 2 Community Service Officers ■ 4 Records Technicians Day Watch ■ 13 School Crossing Guards(8 hourly,5 substitutes) ■ 1 Lieutenant ■ 5 Station Masters ■ 2 Sergeants + 1 Systems Analyst + 15 Patrol Officers Animal Services Evening Watch ■ 1 Animal Services Coordinator + 1 Lieutenant ■ 2 Service Officers • 2 Sergeants + 2 Care Technicians ■ 16 Patrol Officers ■ 1 Center Assistant II ■ 2 Part Time Center Assistants Late Night Watch ■ 3 Hourly Kennel Assistants ■ 1 Lieutenant ■ 1 Volunteer Program Assistant ■ 2 Sergeants ■ 1(JQ+Volunteers ■ 16 Patrol Officers Professional Standards&Evidence Community Outreach • 1 Sergeant ■ 1 Lieutenant . 1 Community Relations Officer ■ 1 Accreditation Manager(part time) • 1 Community Service Officer ■ 2 Community Outreach Assistants(one full- time,one part-time) ■ 1 Evidence Custodian ■ 1 Crime Analyst(full-time) 1 Support Services Assistant ■ 1 Crime Analyst(hourly) + 1 Crisis Response Officer Investigations ■ 1 Downtown Liaison Officer ■ 1 Lieutenant 2 Sergeants • 2 Law Enforcement Mental Health Liaisons' ■ 1 Victim Services Coordinator ` ■ 1 Computer Forensics Detective . 3 Volunteer Chaplains II ■. 1 Domestic Violence Detective } 'Staff from Community Crisis Services 7 Budget In 2024,the ICPD spent$16,522,474.The below charts depict the breakdown of expenses. Expense Type Amount Expended Patrol $10,188,665 Investigations $1,646,329 Animal Services $1,091,380 Administration $940,149 Support Administration $923,197 Records $470,553 Station Master $423,672 Crime Prevention $293,499 Johnson Co.Drug Task Force $220,672 Domestic Violence $156,837 Other $108,105 Crossing Guards $74,417 85%of the ICPD budget is spent on personnel wages and benefits. I Expense Type as Percent of Overall Expenditures ■Wages and Benefits ■Travel and Training a Services Supplies i Capital Expense Categories as Percent of Overall Expenditures Animal Services Investigations 6.696 Administration 10.0% 5.7% Support Administration 5.6% Records Johnson Co. 2.8% D,rug Task Station Master Force 26% crime Prevention 1.7% Domestic Violence Other 0 3.4% Crossing Guard-s-7 Patrol 61.7% 9 Personnel Profiles ICPD Personnel by Job Title Job Title Number of Personnel ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN 2 ANIMAL CENTER ASSISTANT 3 ANIMAL SERVICES COORD 1 ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER 2 CIVILIAN ACCREDITATION MANAGER 1 CIVILIAN CRIME ANALYST 1 CIVILIAN CRIME ANALYST- HOURLY 1 COMMUNITY OUTREACH ASSISTANT 2 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER 3 COMPUTER SYS ANALYST- POLICE 1 CROSSING GUARD 13 CSO - EVIDENCE 1 CSO-STATION MASTER 5 CSO - SUPPORT SERV ASST 1 FRONT DESK ASST- POLICE 1 KENNEL ASSISTANT 3 POLICE ADMIN COORDINATOR 1 POLICE CAPTAIN 2 POLICE CHIEF 1 POLICE CLERICAL ASSISTANT 1 POLICE LIEUTENANT 5 POLICE OFFICER 63 POLICE RECORDS TECHNICIAN 4 POLICE SERGEANT 9 SUPPORT SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 VICTIM SERVICES COORDINATOR 1 VOL PROG ASST -ANIMAL SERV 1 Total 130 10 ICPD Volunteers Type Number of Volunteers Chaplain 3 Animal 100+ Services Sworn' Personnel by Age f Average age: 38 z A sworn position is one in which the person assigned,as part of their duties,carries both a badge and firearm and has the power to make arrests. 11 Sworn Personnel by Years of Service With ICPD 1 L�. 31-35 1% e Average years of service with ICPD: 11,6 Sworn Personnel Demographics Asian/Pacific Islander Black White Hispanic 2 or More Total Percent Male 1 4 59 1 2 67 83.75% Female 0 0 12 1 0 13 16.25% Total 1 0 71 2 2 80 Percent 1.25% 5,00% 88.75% 2.50% 2.50% 12 Years of Service Awards 5 Years of Service title Name Animal Center Assistant Shawna Elder Police Officer Jeffrey Reinhard Police Sergeant Nathaniel Rose 10 Years of Service 7MPolicMeOfficer Andrew Farrell Polce Officer Joshua Grimm Police Officer Jared Harding Police Officer Christopher Passmore Police Sergeant Douglas Rolling 15 Years of Service Title Name Police Officer Alirio Arcenas Police Officer Tyler LaKose Police Officer Alex Stricker 25 Years of Service Millis a Police Lieutenant Jeffrey Fink Police Officer Gabriel Cook Police Officer Colin Fowler Police Officer Abe Schabilion Police Sergeant Kevin Bailey 13 Annual Award Winners Officer of the Year The Officer of the Year Award is presented annually to the officer who most significantly demonstrates work and behavioral ethics that mirror the Iowa City Police Department's oath of honor and exemplifies a positive image of the Iowa City Police Department, as well as the community. Officer Alirio Arcenas was praised as a caring and compassionate officer who strives to develop new officers as a field training officer, assist his coworkers, and provide exceptional service to the public. Officer Arcenas' nomination notes calm demeanor and tactical thinking, particularly in crisis situations. This was evidenced during a July 2024 incident which involved a suicidal subject with a weapon. Officer Arcenas maintained a calm demeanor while attempting to de-escalate the situation, as well as protect members of the public and his fellow officers. While the use of I force was required to end the incident, I Arcenas' actions were deemed necessary to stop the threat to officers and residents. "I think it is exceptional that an officer with 16 Officer Arcenos with his award. years of service continues to work as hard as Officer Arcenas does," his nomination reads. I f 14 Investigator of the Year The Investigator of the Year Award is presented annually to the investigator who most significantly demonstrates work and behavioral ethics that mirror the oath of honor, core values, and exemplify a positive image of the Iowa City Police Department and community. The Investigator of the Year award recipient is nominated by supervisors and chosen by Command Staff. Investigator Jenny Clarahan was praised for her"relentless pursuit of justice and endless service to the survivors of sexual assault." One recent case in particular highlights Clarahan's professionalism, leadership, dedication,and victim-centered approach. In September 2022, Iowa City Police responded to a burglary and sexual assault in the 600 Block of South Lucas Street in which the victim was sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Det. Clarahan was assigned the case. In Spring 2023, Clarahan learned of similar cases in Cedar Falls and Waterloo.Those cases were perpetrated by the same subject, who had not yet been identified. Det. Clarahan learned of a fourth case in Linn County and organized a meeting between the various jurisdictions, as well as representatives from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and DCI Crime Lab.There, the entities shared information which led to the identification of Asante Walker- Garcia Adams as the suspect in the sexual assault cases. A search warrant was obtained and Walker- Garcia Adams' DNA matched the DNA found on the Iowa City assault victim. Det. Clarahan's hard work and collaboration led to the arrest and prosecution of Walker-Garcia Adams for the burglary and sexual assault of four women in Eastern Iowa. I Detective Clarahan with her award. 15 Richard "Dick" Lee Award The Richard "Dick" Lee Award was established in 1999 by several retired ICPD officers to honor the life work of Captain Dick Lee, who served as an Iowa City Police Officer for 32 years.The recipient is nominated by their colleagues,who also vote on the recognition. The annual award is presented to an officer in recognition of outstanding sustained efforts over the last year which positively impacted the community through a program or activity. Two officers were recognized for their efforts in 2024: Officer Kristie Davis and Officer Tyler LaKose. In 2024, Officer Davis became the department's first Crisis Response Officer,working alongside mental health liaisons to provide a vital response to those in crisis. "Officer Davis has embraced this position and her work embodies the true meaning of the Dick Lee Award as she works to help find solutions for our most vulnerable community members outside of the criminal justice system," her nomination reads. I } 1� L- � � I I officers LaKose(L)and Davis(R)with their awards. Officer Tyler LaKose's peers have noted the invaluable presence he brings to the evening watch as the shift's most-senior officer,where he serves as a Crime Scene Technician, Field Training Officer, and Technical Collision Investigator. LaKose was praised for his positive energy and willingness to go the extra mile for his colleagues, as well as the public. "Officer LaKose is an excellent police officer, but he is perhaps even better as a teammate, colleague, and friend," his nomination reads. 16 Civilian Employee of the Year The Civilian Employee of the Year Award was created in 2013 by retired Community Service Officer Lynda Ambrose to recognize the efforts and contributions of non-sworn personnel who are critical to maintaining the success and mission of the department on a daily basis. Community Outreach Assistant Tre Hall has demonstrated an "exceptional work ethic" and ambition to take on new tasks and challenges, according to his nomination. Hall helps strengthen connections in the community through his professionalism, dedication, and positive attitude. In addition to serving as Community Outreach Assistant, Hall serves as a board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters. 1 1 Community Outreach Assistant Hall with his award. t 17 Chris S. Whitmore Animal Services Employee of the Year The Chris S. Whitmore Animal Services Employee of the Year Award recognizes the Animal Services employee who best demonstrates the qualities of former Animal Services Supervisor Chris Whitmore, including a commitment to providing quality care to both the animals and people of the community. �i Animal Services Officer DeWolf with her award, Animal Services Officer Amiah DeWolf was recognized by her colleagues for her professionalism, communication skills, and reliability. Officer DeWolf was noted for her willingness to assist her coworkers in her free time, helping with the wellbeing of animals, and contributing to the upkeep of the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center. 18 Favorable Occurrences The Iowa City Police Department expects a high level of professional conduct from members, both sworn and civilian. However, members of the Department often perform their duties in a manner exceeding departmental standards. Official commendation of such performance is provided by the Department to give full recognition to those who have brought distinction to themselves and the Department. 2024 Distinguished Service Commendation The Distinguished Service Commendation is given to officers who perform an act involving significant bravery, heroism or action while facing personal danger. Suicide Prevention—Isaiah McNamee 2024 Special Commendation A Special Commendation is given to officers who perform an extraordinary act of service representing the department in which they demonstrate selfless conduct during a time of crisis or emergency. Suicide Prevention—Michael Harkrider 2024 Letters of Commendation A Letter of Commendation is given to officers for an act or performance deserving recognition which goes beyond the normal expectations of duty. CPR Provision/AED Use Burglary Investigation & Recovery of Thomas Mills Stolen Property Jeffrey Reinhard Cade Burma Nathaniel Rose Josiah Sims 19 Medical Assistance—Hypothermic Serial Rapist Sexual Assault Person Investigation Garett Blair Jenny Clarahan Missing person Stolen Vehicle Bradley Murphy Brad Reinhard NARCAN Suicide Prevention Ashten Hayes Ashley Jay Thomas Mills Window Peeper Pedestrian Mall Shots Fired Incident Alec Fjelstul Jeffrey Schmidt Jeffrey Schmidt Ryan Wood 20 New Hires In 2024,the ICPD hired 13 new personnel, Title Name eight of whom were sworn police officers. Animal Center Rowen Sabala Assistant Top:(L-R)Officer Culmore, Officer Christensen, Civilian Crime Analyst Maggie Wood Officer Jacobi,Animal Control Officer De Wolf, Chief Community Service Dylan Bickford Liston Officer Bottom right:(L-R)Officer Hayes, Chief Liston,and Officer Light Police Officer Dillon Bottom left:(L-R)Officer Johnson, Officer Rehnke, Christensen Officer Lallo, and Chief Liston Police Officer Brandon Culmore Police Officer Rhonda Hayes JII , �I Police Officer Justin Jacobi i p Police Officer Kolton Johnson I Police Officer Gregory Lalla In Police Officer Morgan Light Police Officer Mathieux Rehnke 1 Records Technician Andrea Borden Support Services Lauryn Rich Supervisor l e I } 21 Retirements In 2024 the ICPD honored six retirees; together these staff held a combined total of 163 years of service. Title Name Retirement Date Years of Service Animal Services Chris Whitmore 3/1/24 30 Coordinator Police Lieutenant Jerry Blomgren 5/6/24 27 Police Officer Robert Hartman 8/3/24 23 Police Sergeant Kevin Bailey 12/3/24 25 Police Sergeant Paul Batcheller 7/8/24 28 Support Services Kathy Droll 10/4/24 30 Supervisor F � r ,, 22 Promotions ICPD promoted eight staff in 2024, four of whom are sworn police personnel and four of whom are in Animal Services. New Title Name Promotion Date Animal Care Technician Marieke Pagliai 7/30/24 Animal Services Devon Strief 2/26/24 Coordinator Animal Services Officer Arniah DeWolf 3/25/24 Police Lieutenant Robert Cash 4/29/24 Police Sergeant Daniel Boesen 11/8/24 Police Sergeant Nathaniel Rose 7/7/4 Police Sergeant Matthew Young 4/29/24 Volunteer Program Jennifer Read 7/30/24 Assistant Time from Hire Date to Promotion For Current Iowa City Police Leadership Sergeant Lieutenant Captain [� 5 10 15 20 25 ■Average Years to Achieve Rank 23 Calls for Service The Iowa City Police Department handled 63,945 calls for service in 2024, a 2.6%increase from 2023. Dispatch Requests, 2016-2024 45862 45,621 43312 43974 46000 ��� —^ 44000 41146 40601 0 42000 39735 39558 di 40000 E Z 38000 36000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Officer-Initiated Calls Other than Traffic Stops, 2016-2024 -18903 19984 1$176 20000 16519 14454 13395 15000 11806 11226 11855 ca o _ 10000 E z 5000 ` i 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 I 3 All numbers in this report are accurate as of the day on which they were pulled.Because of the way data related to calls for service and criminal incidents is updated in real time,a year's statistics can change slightly if collected again at a later date.Not every criminal incident has progressed sufficiently by Dec.3111 of the year in which it occurred to have a charge appended to it,for example,which would absent it from crime totals for that year if they were generated on January 1st_ 24 Traffic Stops, 2016-2024 14330 15000 12686 12851 12574 N 8807 u 10000 6600 7451 6469 ° 5227 a E 5000 z 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Calls for Service by Year Overall calls for service declined sharply in 2020 and have remained lower than pre-pandemic levels since then, despite dispatch requests increasing over the same time period.This is attributable to a simultaneous decline in all officer-initiated calls, including traffic stops. In 2020,the department implemented new practices designed to limit in-person interactions to reduce the spread of COVID- 19 and to decrease instances of bias-based policing;these efforts combined with reduced public life at the pandemic onset and a decrease in police staffing probably drove the initial drop in total calls. The department's COVID-19 protocols and moratorium on equipment violation-based traffic stops have since been reversed and staffing has slightly increased, but the ICPD has nevertheless maintained lower levels of officer-initiated calls in an effort to align with the priorities of the Iowa City community and focus more on externally generated requests for assistance. Year Dispatch Percent Change in Officer-Initiated Traffic Stop Total Calls Requests Dispatch Requests from Other than Traffic Prior Year Stop 2016 39735 -- 18903 12686 71324 2017 39558 -0.4 18176 12851 70585 2018 41146 +4.0 16519 12574 70239 2019 43312 +5.3 19984 14330 77626 2020 40601 -6.3 14454 6600 61655 2021 43974 +8.3 13395 7451 64820 2022 44968 +2.3 11806 8807 65581 2023 45862 +2.0 11226 5227 62315 2024 46621 -0.5 11855 6469 63945 25 Service Statistics DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGES 200 180 182 160 140 120 120 123 120 100 94 97 99 94 80 68 60 40 20 0 - 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 DISORDERLY HOUSE CITATIONS 200 182 150 100 64 47 46 50 29 0 2 6 12 7 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 OWI ARRESTS Boo 693 656 700 592 602 590 600 5 + 500 � 395 400 357 300 247 200 100 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 26 PUBLIC INTOXICATION ARRESTS 900 800 769 700 600 542 500 - - 437 465 381 400 - 317 310 299 300 200 186 100 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TOTAL ARRESTS 6,000 5,000 4,000 2,910M 3,000 2,528 2,432 3,099 2,210 727 2,000 645 637 72$ 1,000 21555 2,119 2,050 2,096 1,314 1'877 2'264 1,983 1972 0 - 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Custodial Cite and Release TRAFFIC STOPS 16,000 12,861 14,330 14,000 12,696 12 gj5 12,000 10,000 8,807 8,000 7,451 6,600 � 6,469 6,000 5,227 4,000 2,000 ,� 1 0 - - - 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 I 27 Firearms Statistics Addressing gun violence is among the ICPD's highest priorities. In 2024,there were seven documented shootings'—a more than 50 percent decrease from the year prior. During this statistical period the ICPD seized a total of 53 firearms.The Street Crimes Action Team (SCAT) seized -or assisted in the seizure- of 38 of those firearms. Of note,two of the seized firearms were "ghost guns"—home-built weapons without serial numbers. During the seven incidents of shots fired, approximately 35 rounds were fired and three individuals were struck by gunfire; one of these resulted in a homicide. By comparison, in 2023 there were 52 rounds fired, showing a decrease of a third in this one-year period. Gun violence spiked nationwide during the pandemic, with age-adjusted gun death rates approaching record highs in 2021.5 CDC statistics on nationwide firearm homicide rates show a non-adjusted rate of 5.9 per 100,000 for the year 2022.e Iowa City's non-adjusted average firearm homicide rate over the last five years is significantly lower than that at 1.9 per 100,000, according to CDC and census data. Firearm Statistics By Year 350 304 300 250 224 200 150 131 134 101 100 57 66 52 67 53 &1"315 35SO7 1117 4 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 Shootings Rounds Fired People Struck Homicides Guns Seized a 2020 ■2021 02022 --, 2023 a 2024 i 4 An incident in which law enforcement is reasonably confident a shooting occurred.These numbers do not include known gunshot suicide deaths,attempted suicides,or accidental firearm discharges.They also do not include the multiple calls of shots fired where officers were not able to confirm a shooting occurred. s Davis,A., Kim, R_,&Crifasi,C. K.(2023),A Year in Review:2021 Gun Deaths in the U.S.Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 'Villarreal,S.,Kim, R.,Wagner,E.,Somayaji,N.,Davis,A.,&Crifasi,C.K. (2024). Gun Violence in the United States 2022: Examining the Burden Among Children and Teens_Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 28 Narcan Narcan -also known as Naloxone-is an opioid antagonist, meaning it counteracts the potentially fatal effects of opioids such as heroin, morphine,fentanyl, and oxycodone.Officers can find themselves needing to provide emergency care to individuals who have overdosed. Iowa City Police Officers began carrying Narcan in the fall of 2020. In 2024, ICPD officers deployed Narcan six times for a total of five lives saved. ICPD Narcan Deployments by Year and Outcome 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 — �- 4 2 0 2021 2022 2023 2024 ■Successful(life Saved) a Unsuccessful 29 2024 Specific Crimes Statistics ICPD reports data up to contribute to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program using the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). NIBRS, a system rolled out in 2021, is a vital component of understanding community crime trends across the United States. Group A crimes are an FBI classification. The overall numbers of Group A crimes returned to pre-2020 levels in in 2024, following a sharp decline in 2020 and subsequent climb to a new five-year high in 2023.The 2020 decline is most likely explicable by the overall decrease in all public activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and significant changes to ICPD police officer protocol enacted in that year that aimed to minimize officer contact with the public and raised the threshold for traffic stops,with some of the increase since then likely representing a rebounding normalization of both crime and policing patterns. ■ B � � 1 1 1 1 1 1 � • 1 • Aggravated Assault 141 193 208 236 213 -1- 198 All Other Larceny 368 303 299 338 275 317 Arson Y 4 4 1 12 4 5 Assisting or Promoting 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Prostitution Bribery 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Burglary/Breaking& Entering 275 224 199 196 120 203 Counterfeit/Forgery 85 51 59 43 33 3 54 Credit Card/ATM Fraud 44 61 89 126 108 -14' 86 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism 394 406 426 399 300 -25; 385 of Property Drug/Narcotic Violations 249 381 468 490 367 -25, 391 Drug Equipment Violations 107 171 246 233 198 -151_ 191 Embezzlement 15 15 9 10 13 • 12 30 • � ! ! 1 1 1 1 1 • Extortion/Blackmail 9 7 17 24 29 17 False Pretenses/Swindle 147 130 123 169 156 145 Forcible Fondling 13 24 21 13 25 19 Forcible Rape 33 31 25 39 52 36 Forcible Sodomy 9 11 8 13 6 -5 9 Impersonation 42 122 112 88 117 96 IliIncest 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Intimidation 89 212 293 351 350 259 Kidnapping/Abduction 15 16 12 6 15 13 Motor Vehicle Theft 147 118 157 142 99 133 Murder/Non-Negligent 2 4 1 0 1 2 Manslaughter Negligent Manslaughter 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pick Pocketing 9 _ _ 10 2 16 7 9 Pornography/Obscene Material 10 3 2 11 24 10 Prostitution 0 0 1 1 2 1 Purse Snatching 0 0 1 3 1 -67 1 Robbery 27 28 35 31 43 33 Sex Assault with Object 0 1 0 2 1 1 Shoplifting 162 193 232 276 326 238 Simple Assault 547_ 659 665 755 776 680 Statutory Rape 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stolen Property Offenses 16 10 9 18 11 13 Theft/Motor Vehicle Parts 75 99 92 49 28 69 Theft from Building 165 184 202 238 238 0 205 I 31 1 • Theft from Coin Operated 2 4 14 6 4 6 Machine Theft from Motor Vehicle 230 145 280 248 209 222 Weapons Law Violation 73 115 121 136 71 103 Welfare Fraud 2 2 2 4 6 3 Wire Fraud 33 61 40 79 100 63 Total 3540 3999 4473 4803 4329 -3 4229 The 15 most prevalent crimes of 2024 are listed below.Two-thirds of these experienced year-over- year decreases, albeit some by very small margins. Crime 2023 2024 Five-Year %Change %Change from Five- Average from 2023 Year Average Wire Fraud 79 100 63 Credit Card/ATM Fraud 126 108 86 Impersonation 88 117 96 Burglary/Breaking&Entering 196 120 203 _ •39 -41 False Pretenses/Swindle 169 156 145 -8 Drug Equipment Violations 233 198 191 -15 Theft from Motor Vehicle 248 209 222 •16 -6 Aggravated Assault 236 213 198 -10 Theft from Building 238 238 205 0 All Other Larceny 338 275 317 •19 -13 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of 399 300 395 -25 -22 Property Shoplifting 276 326 238 Intimidation 351 350 259 0 Drug/Norcotic Violations 490 367 391 -25 •6 Simple Assault 755 776 680 I 32 Notable' Decreases Both categories of drug-related offenses decreased, as did four types of crimes against property (burglary, other larceny, property damage/vandalism, and theft from motor vehicle). FBI crime data indicates that while three of the four property crimes listed were decreasing statewide from 2020- 2023, drug-related offenses actually increased statewide in the same period, making Iowa City's decrease even more notable. We will need to compare to eventual 2024 statewide crime data to know whether Iowa City is unique in reversing the trendline for drug-related offenses. Iowa City and Johnson County have made several recent investments in diversion efforts such as the Guidelink Center, the Community Violence Intervention Program, and the ICPD's increased outreach to communities suffering from homelessness, substance abuse issues, and mental health crises. The decreases in theft- and drug-related offenses may be payoff effects from the investment in these programs. Notable Increases Shoplifting had a noteworthy increase from 2023. Shoplifting incidents for ICPD dipped in 2020, but are currently 18% higher than in 2023 and a full 43% higher than the last year of pre-pandemic data, 2019. ICPD reports no known recent changes in business shoplifting reporting policies that they are aware of, so the increase is more likely reflecting an actual increase in shoplifting thefts. Shoplifting has also increased in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, and in Iowa overall as of 20231; this suggests Iowa City's rise is part of a much broader trend. 7"Notable" is defined here as a change in either direction of at least 15%for a category with at least 100 incidents in 2024. 11 edar Rapids PD statistics; Waterlao PD statistics;FBI Crime Data Explorer 33 Shoplifting Incidents by Location Type Jeweler 0.9%—, Sporting goods store 2.2%— Grocery S ore 2.5% Superstore 23.8% C othing 3.4%— Liquor and/or smoke shop 5.0% Home/hardware/rural 5.6% Pharmacy 10.5%— Grocery store with food service 20.4% Gas station 18.6% Two subtypes of fraud,wire and impersonation, also had notable increases in 2024. ■ Wire fraud increased year-over-year but has also tripled since 2020, a rise probably driven by the increase and rapid proliferation of technologies like artificial intelligence (AI)voice generation and cryptocurrency ATMs that greatly facilitate these scams and make them easier to conduct over long distances. Iowa City since at least 2020 has much higher rates of wire fraud than the state as a whole.' • ICPD conducted about 100 more bar checks in 2024 than in 2023, about a 35%year-over-year increase, which probably helped drive up the numbers for impersonation charges by generating additional collection of fake identification cards. Additionally,AI-driven creation services are making it easier and cheaper to procure fake identification documents. FBI Crime Data Explorer 34 Use of Force The ICPD follows a reasonable standard when evaluating the force used by officers when encountering a non-cooperative or combative individual. When determining which level of force to use, officers are required to evaluate the circumstances involved and respond with the appropriate tool or technique. The actions of the subject determine the extent of force the officer may use during the interaction. The tools and techniques used by the officer must be commensurate with the situation.The evaluation of the officer's use of force is based on the totality of the circumstances. The ICPD policy requires an employee to complete a written narrative for any reportable use of force. Reportable use of force is defined in the Department's Lexipol 300, which is titled Use of Force and available for public viewing on the department's website. This policy provides employees with guidelines on the use of deadly and non-deadly force. Upon receipt of the report,the supervisor is responsible for completing an administrative critique of the force used.The process includes interviews with involved employees, body worn and in-car camera review, review of any additional available video, and review of written reports.The employee's use of force report and the supervisor's critique is then forwarded to the Captain of Field Operations and the Chief of Police for final review and critique.The below chart shows total use of force incidents compared to total calls for service by year.10 Use of Force Incidents by Year 70,239 77,626 61,655 64,820 65,581 62,315 63,945 80,000 AMI 60,000 +� 40,000 Wkd 20,000 279 317 211 2711 28© 276 223 1� AM1W AM ► IdEw 1� ANEW ANEW 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 R Total Calls for Service a Use of Force Incidents io Some prior year numbers have been slightly revised for methodological consistency 35 Percent of Calls With Force Used Per Year 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.00 0,50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2026 Total use of force incidents in 2024 was 223. Total calls for service in 2024 was 63,945.This results in force being deployed in 0.35% of our total calls for service in 2024. Of the 223 use of force incidents, 38, or 17%, were due to the euthanizing of an animal (i.e., injured deer, sick raccoon, or other animal beyond help). 2024 i Calls for Service--No Force Used ❑Force Used I i 36 Juvenile Statistics Calls for Service In 2024,the ICPD responded to 590 calls for service specifically classified as juvenile related. This number does not encompass all juvenile related calls for service, as the original call for service may not have been classified as involving juveniles. Police Juvenile-Related Service Calls for Years 2018— 2024 Year Number of Calls Number of Calls 2024 590 700 2023 572 600 2022 441 500 2021 565 400 2020 4.80 300 2019 630 200 2018 595 100 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Juvenile Court Referrals There were 104 Juvenile Court referrals in 2024.The chart below indicates the number of referrals— not the number of individual subjects referred. Some youth may have been referred more than once. ICPD Juvenile Court Services Referrals 2018— 2024 Numberof Number of Referrals Year Referrals 250 2024 104 200 2023 144 150 2022 142 2021 138 100 2020 105 50 2019 180 0 2018 224 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 37 Alcohol and Tobacco Statistics ILI " Tobacco Compliance Checks The ICPD conducts compliance checks relating to the proper sale and delivery of age-restricted tobacco products by retailers. Underage persons enter establishments and attempt to purchase tobacco products under the observation and control of officers. In 2024,there were 59 Tobacco Compliance Checks initiated,one at each business in Iowa City open and licensed to sell tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products. Fifty businesses,85%, refused to sell the products to the underage buyers;this is comparable to 2023's pass rate of 84%. Nine businesses failed. ICPD filed charges against employees of the nine business that failed the first round and conducted a re-check at a later date;two businesses failed a second time. Alcohol Related Statistics UNDER 21 ALCOHOL POSSESSION CITATIONS ® 000M 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 UNDER AGE 21 IN BAR CITATIONS 791 298 258 305 136 207 78 61 93 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 38 Civilian Crime Analyst In 2024,the ICPD bolstered its ongoing efforts to expand data-driven policing approaches by hiring a full-time Civilian Crime Analyst, Maggie Wood, who began work in September. The Civilian Crime Analyst furthers goals related to policing through data-driven strategies and improves City government insight into crime and policing. In-house,Wood uses a variety of law- enforcement-related data sources and analytics software to determine trends, provide insights into crime patterns in Iowa City, and assist criminal investigations. Externally,she collaborates with other City government entities and community partners to improve communication, data sharing, and cross-sector efforts aimed at finding solutions to challenges facing the community.The new Crime Analyst's full-time accessibility provides the ICPD, as well as Iowa City partners and institutions,with a new wellspring of data and insights and helps inform leadership decision-making at City Hall and beyond. Since the position was filled, in addition to her work inside the Police Department, Wood has established relationships with: • Cedar Rapids Police Department • Iowa City Downtown District • City of Iowa City Neighborhood & ■ Johnson County Sheriff's Office Development Services • Juvenile Court • CommUnity Crisis Services • University of Iowa Center for Social ■ Community Violence Intervention Science Innovation Program University of Iowa Sociology • GuideLink Center Department Civilian Crime Analyst Wood in her office. 39 Street crimes Action Team The Street Crimes Action Team (SCAT) is a unit of four detectives led by a sergeant. SCAT, a part of the Investigations Division,focuses on investigating street crimes such as weapons and narcotics violations, stolen vehicles, and gang activity. In 2024, SCAT executed 242 search warrants and made 255 felony arrests, 270 serious/aggravated misdemeanor arrests, and 157 simple misdemeanor arrests. Seized Item Amount Cocaine (Crack form, grams) 5.5 Cocaine (Powder form, grams) 110 Controlled pills not otherwise listed 201 Counterfeit substances (g) 28 Currency (dollars) 34,531.33 Dextromethorphan/DXM (grams) 0 Ecstasy (pills) 105 Fentanyl (pills) 700 Firearms 38 Heroin (grams) 1 LSD (tabs) 0 Marijuana (pounds) 24.77 Methamphetamine (grams) 767 Mushrooms (grams) 216 Promethazine (g) 1299 Testosterone (g) 0 THC cartridges 0 40 Mental Health Initiatives Mental Health Liaisons & Co-Responder Team ICPD partnered with CommUnity Crisis Services in 2021 to embed a mental health liaison (MHL) within the department, with the goal of I enhancing the services provided to those in the community experiencing a mental health ' crisis and connecting them with appropriate " 4 I resources. Following the success of these 1 efforts, two CommUnity mental health liaisons, Kelsie Tomlin and Kaitie Wade, are currently embedded within the department, and ICPD introduced its first Crisis Co- Responder Team in September of 2024. That team pairs an MHL with a sworn police officer (ICPD's Kristie Davis) allowing the MHL to travel with police on calls and provide onsite .. services to persons in crisis. Officer Davis and the MHLs later engage in follow-up with these persons to help them connect with additional ` services and resources, with the goal of shifting the community member's trajectory E away from places like the emergency room and county jail. The team also works proactively with the department's Street Outreach team. Top:1CPrJ's Co-Responder Team Below,It-R)1CP0 Chief Liston and Waal. evade. The following chart details the number of calls answered by the MHLs prior to the introduction of the Co-Responder model as well as those addressed by the team after its launch in September. I 41 • 1Co-Responders • - • Liaison January n/a 42* February n/a 50* March n/a 48* April n/a 46* May n/a 34* June n/a 26** July n/a 61* August n/a 84* September 138 103 October 153 33 November 77 32 December 59 28 Total 427 587 *2 station-based MHLs working **1 station-based MHL working GuideLink Center Iowa City's GuideLink Center opened its doors in 2021 and serves as a diversion option for persons experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse crises, with the goal of helping people receive appropriate services and relieving police officers,jail staff, and emergency room workers of a significant number of cases that are misaligned with their missions. The GuideLink Center provides access to immediate,onsite assessment and stabilization outside of a hospital setting, 24 hours a day. I 11illl � Iowa City's GuideLink Centercampus 42 In 2024,the ICPD made 159 referrals to the GuideLink Center.These individuals received immediate mental health and/or substance use services and many were diverted from jail or the emergency room. ICPD Annual Guidelink Referrals 200 150 100 50 0 2021 2022 2023 2024 Victim Services Coordinator In January 2021,Ann Thompson was selected • Johnson County Sheriff's Office for the newly created full-time civilian position . Refugee Alliance of Victim Services Coordinator after serving as • Sexual Assault Response Team an intern and then volunteering at the ICPD. A • Shelter House permanent Victim Services Coordinator(VSC) ■ United Action for Youth post was created after the success of the . University of Iowa Threat Assessment Victim Services internship created in 2019, for which Ann Thompson was first selected. Through her work,she has established many MWIFJ relationships with service providers. Some �- examples include monthly and quarterly meetings with the following agencies and -W providers: .�. • Agency on Aging • CommUnity Crisis Services Heritage Area ■ Domestic Abuse Intervention Team ■ Johnson County Coalition Against Victim Services Coordinator Domestic Violence Thompson outside City Hail • Johnson County Human Trafficking Coalition 43 Thompson has conducted outreach to each patrol watch to provide an overview of her role within the ICPD and how she can help officers better serve victims. Additionally, she facilitated agency orientations for new officers, arranging for the officers to visit the following providers and personally meet their staff: ■ CommUnity Crisis Services • Domestic Violence Intervention Program 0 Guidel-ink Center Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity • Nisaa African Family Services ■ Rape Victim Advocacy Program • United Action for Youth f Victim Services Coordinator Thompson in the ICPO soft interview room, a space designed to help interviewees feel calmer and more comfortable than traditional police interview rooms. 44 Community Outreach Outreach to Unhoused Persons As part of its efforts to engage proactively with the community it serves, ICPD employs a Community Outreach team. An important area of focus for this unit is addressing issues related to the unhoused community. It is the goal of ICPD Community Outreach to ensure interactions with all members of our community are conducted with dignity and respect.The team meets with unhoused persons wherever they may be with the goals of: + connecting unhoused individuals with important resources, including housing • ensuring that lawful, City-ordered eviction proceedings are conducted with maximum respect to evicted persons • mitigating potential issues between unhoused individuals and other community members 0 0 ARRESTS OF UNHOUSED USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS PERSONS MADE BY THE AGAINST UNHOUSED PERSONS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM BY THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN 2024 TEAM IN 2024 When City-ordered evictions take place, Community Outreach conducts multiple visits to encampments in advance to ensure the eviction date is communicated, helping prevent surprises, arrests, and destruction of important personal property. Community Outreach will work with the courts to update eviction orders if people depart a site prior to the eviction date, ensuring they do not accrue an eviction on their record needlessly that then serves as a further barrier to finding housing. In 2024,the Community Outreach team made zero arrests and had zero use of force incidents when interacting with unhoused people, a fact of which ICPD is very proud. Shelter House ICPD first partnered with Shelter House as part of the preliminary plan to restructure the department. The main goal of this partnership is to continue to help persons living without housing obtain necessities such as food,shelter, clothing, support systems, and medical access.This goal will be achieved through: ■ Building rapport by building mutually respectful relationships 45 • Community collaboration to ensure maximum connection and stability ■ Making referrals to obtain housing Many referrals to the Shelter House originate with the ICPD Community Outreach team. Often,the team is the first point of contact for new members of the unhoused community; ICPD Community Outreach meets these community members where they are, makes connections, offers resources, and connects them with Shelter House staff. Benefits This relationship benefits all sides by helping Shelter House connect with clients more efficiently, reducing police time spent on non-crime-related calls, and helping community members access services and avoid jail and the emergency room.The police department is often the first point of contact to address issues relating to homelessness, as members of the community will call the police to report concerns or complaints about unhoused persons. Unless someone is violent or in danger, an ICPD officer is often not the most appropriate contact to meet the community's needs in this instance, and their involvement distracts them from counter-crime efforts. Ultimately,the goal of this partnership is to shift community resources and community mindsets so that they better align with the needs of Iowa City's unhoused population. Having a non-police entity respond to quality of life- related concerns can produce better outcomes for those individuals as they are connected and referred to social services. 66 0 ICPD REFERRALS TO SHELTER HOUSE IN 2024 SHELTER HOUSE STREET OUTREACH CLIENTS PERMANENTLY HOUSED IN 2024 The ICPD Community Outreach team meets monthly with Shelter House to coordinate on issues of mutual interest.These include sharing information on encampment locations; alerting Shelter House to developing conflicts between local businesses and unhoused persons so Shelter House personnel can attempt to mediate; discussing Shelter House capacity, projects, grants, and staffing; reviewing issues of mutual concern in the unhoused community; and coordinating on Shelter House's physical safety. In 2024, ICPD referred 66 people to Shelter House. I 46 Mission and Partnerships Community Outreach is at the heart of ICPD's i mission, bridging the gap between the department and the community by providing information, connecting those in need with valuable resources, and meeting community members in the spaces where they are most comfortable to foster stronger relationships. •.; Community Outreach includes a fully sworn ICPD sergeant, a full-time Community M Outreach Assistant and a part-time Community Outreach Assistant specifically assigned to working with Iowa City's immigrant andrr refugee population. Community Outreach is 1 most effective when working with other sworn } officers and leveraging the important resources provided by community partners. These partners include,but are not limited to: • CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank • Iowa City Community School District 'f • Iowa City Senior Center • Iowa City Public Library ■ Johnson County Attorney's Office • Law enforcement partners ■ Safety Village From top:Outreach Sergeant Nieland and Community • Shelter House Outreach Assistant Hall give a presentation on common • South District Neighborhood frauds and scams;victim Services Coordinator Thompson and Downtown Liaison Fowler handout Association candy at the Iowa City Public Library's Halloween celebration;ICPD Captain Brotherton is joined by a fellow police captain at the some event. �I f f 47 Outreach Events The Community Outreach Team participates in events big and small year-round. Some of these events occur annually and give both the Outreach Team and community members fun activities to look forward to each year.These annual highlights include: Safety Village Safety Village is a two-week summer camp _ --�-1 where children learn safety in a hands-on way. t.� Topics include water safety, weather, basic first aid, pedestrian/bike/scooter safety, • l AirCare presentation, Day in the life of a Police Officer, fire safety, fire truck/police car/ambulance tours, anti-bullying, and arts/crafts. Above:a young person learns to rappel down a building a[Emergency Services Youth Camp. Lett:Community Outreach Assistant Na!! gives a presentation at Safety village. Emergency Services Youth Camp Emergency Services Youth Camp is a fun, informative, and hands-on camp hosted by the ICPD, Iowa City Fire Department, Iowa City Animal Services, Johnson County Sheriff's Office,Johnson County Ambulance Service, Johnson County Emergency Management, and the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety. The goal of camp is to connect with the youth because they are the future of our emergency services.Topics include Basic Fire Department Operations, Crime Scene, 48 Stop the Bleed, Rappelling, Metro Bomb Squad, CPR, Day in the Life of a Police Officer, Search and Rescue, Animal Control operations, and Anti-Bullying. a{ - - I Fair • ii I' I I I I Left:K9 Officer Hayes speaks to children at Emergency Services Youth Camp Below:Officers pose with McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog(center,plainclothes) National Night Out National Night Out is an annual celebration that encourages neighbors to get out of their homes, interact with each other and create connections to foster safer neighborhoods. The National Night Out in Iowa City features appearances by the Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile, Iowa City Police and Firefighters, and McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog. 4 t - y r k 49 L rrr� r i Above:Officer Rossi at National Night Out. Right: Community Outreach staff at Iowa City's 2024 Pride parade Bottom:Outreach head Sgt. Nielond and some young shoppers out for Holiday with Heroes Holiday with Heroes Each year, members of the ICPD take children in need shopping for toys, clothing, winterwear, and gifts for their loved ones.This event is a big hit and puts a huge smile on the =` faces of children and officers alike. I ; { I I i i I 50 The Community Outreach Team is always on ■ Financial fraud presentations the lookout for opportunities to connect with • Job Fairs the community.These interactions come in all • Kites for Kids shapes and sizes and feature a wide variety of . Party in the Park audiences including children, immigrants and : Question and answer sessions for refugees, and seniors. Examples include: various community groups • ALICE presentations a Soccer camp for local immigrant • Bike rodeos children • Community celebrations such as . Trunk or Treat Juneteenth, Pride, and Climate Fest f' f Community Outreach Assistant Joshua Dobusu with community members at an Eid al-Adha event hosted by Iowa City's Al-Imon Center. 51 Animal Services Iowa City Animal Services is a division of the The Animal Services Division also operates the ICPD and operates as a public Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center to safety/enforcement agency for the protection re-home stray and abandoned animals, of the public and animals in Iowa City. This Programs are supported, in part, by division also provides services to Coralville, contributions from Friends of the Animal unincorporated Johnson County, University Center Foundation (FACF). Heights, and the University of Iowa. — T � awn- Above: I - A dedicated shirt guardian at NEW- the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption �4 -- Center offices. It`� Right, top:Animal Services employees 1 _ q around the Iowa City Animal Care and I _ ` Adoption Center sign j Right bottom:Animal Services Officer I DeWolf and a turtle. I I I I . I 52 2024 Animal Service Statistics All Animal Outcomes Outcome Cats Dogs Other" Total Adoptions 648 185 42 875 Animals 123 103 90 316 euthanized Animals 104 287 6 397 reclaimed Animals 0 2 1 3 unclaimed Died in care 7 1 1 9 Foster animals 425 53 3 481 cared for Live intakes 946 577 391 1914 Microchips - - - 9so Relocated in field 0 0 42 42 Transferred to 0 27 0 27 rescue Transferred to 0 0 23 23 wildlife rehabilitator Trap-Neuter- 67 0 0 67 Release program I i ""Other"refers to birds,reptiles,small mammals,and wildlife. 53 Live Animal Outcomes Breakdown Transferred to rescue Relocated in field _ 2%D Unclaimed 3% ■ ~" ° Trap-Neuter-Release 5% Transferred to Reclaimed wildlife rehabilitator 28% 1% I- — Adopted 61°% 2024 Euthanasia Statistics Reason Cats Dogs Other Total Aggression 8 24 0 32 Bat exposure 0 0 4 4 Behavior 14 53 0 67 Bite 1 5 1 7 Dangerous 0 3 0 3 Feral 6 0 0 6 Overcrowding 0 0 0 0 Sick/injured 63 18 79 160 Unborn/unweaned 31 0 6 37 Enforcement and Outreach In addition to the full-time staff, the center relies on the generosity of community members to accomplish its mission. In 2024, community members donated 11,578.2 hours of volunteer work.The foster program cared for 481 animals with a total of 8,903 days for all animals.These numbers are all within ten percent of 2023's totals. 54 T �i i r - i y �OF Left:Animal Services presentation at Safety Village Right:Animal Services volunteers interact with eoga, an alumni of the animal shelter Enforcement Activity Number of Instances Animals collected in the field by ASOs 239 Animal bite investigations 147 Animal bite quarantines 111. Animal bites tested: 12 Bats for exposure 5 Dogs/cats 7 Animal bites unable to quarantine 24 Citations issued 89 Hoarding/mass animal impound 0 Service calls addressed 2,317 Vicious animal hearings 3 Outreach Programs Number of Instances Classes attended by the community 65 Center dogs attended training classes in the 2 community Humane education presentations 24 Organized events/tours 19 Vouchers for dog obedience class redeemed 37 55 Chris Whitmore Retirement Animal Services Coordinator Chris Whitmore retired on Friday, March 1, 2024, after more than 30 years with the City. Whitmore was hired as an Animal Service Officer on June 14, 1993, and was promoted to Coordinator on Sept. 24, 2018. Whitmore provided the people and animals of the Iowa City community with more than three decades of dedicated service and care.Throughout her career, Whitmore has been highly regarded for her work ethic, professionalism, and passion for providing high quality and humane animal care and enforcement.The Chris S. Whitmore Animal Services Employee of the Year Award was established to honor her legacy. Chief Liston, left,speaks at the retirement party for Animal Services Coordinator Whitmore, right of center. 56 Nationwide Line of Duty Deaths L i ' i In 2024, there were 107 police officer line of duty deaths in the United States.12 The Iowa City Police Department honors the memory of these men and women. lz FBI Law Enforcerrent Officers Killed and Assaulted I_EOKA data. 57 r N CITY OF IOWA CITY z-- ,�� MEMORANDUM Date: July 2, 2025 To: Community Police Review Board From: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Dustin Liston, Police Chief Re: Senate File 311: Next Steps Discussion and Recommendation Introduction Senate File 311 was signed into law By Governor Kim Reynolds on May 19, 2025. The new law prohibits a citizen board from reviewing the conduct of police officers. This change is effective August 16, 2025. The City Council has requested that the Community Police Review Board (CPRB) provide a recommendation on how best to adjust to this new law. At the core of the question is whether the community is best served by continuing under the formally appointed Board with a modified charge or an informal staff led engagement effort. With the law's effective date less than two months out, this memo intends to help focus and facilitate the CPRB's discussion by offering pros and cons of each approach. At the conclusion of the memo, we will share our recommendation and rationale. Option #1: Continue CPRB While the CPRB will be restricted from reviewing officer conduct, it could still play a role by continuing to review department policy and operational statistics. Through intentional review of policy and data, the CPRB members can provide feedback to department leadership and share any pertinent thoughts or observations with the City Council. Further the CPRB can continue public engagement process by hosting forums or exploring other engagement methods within the parameters of the State of Iowa Open Meetings law. A formal City Council appointed board provides a few notable benefits. Through the City Council appointment process there is opportunity to consistently provide interested community members an opportunity to gain a deeper level understanding of police operations. The formal connection with the City Council can provide clear channels to share observations between appointed members and city leadership, including staff and elected officials. The stature as a formal commission can also give the public added confidence when considering participation in forums or other engagement opportunities. At the same time, the formal nature of a City Council appointed Commission presents some limitations. Formal meeting schedules can be somewhat rigid, and it is difficult to be nimble with July 2, 2025 Page 2 scheduling from both a date/time and location standpoint. Meeting discussions are also strictly limited by the agenda content. Further, some individuals or organizations may be reluctant to engage due to meetings being public and recorded. All of these constraints can often frustrate commission members as well as the public. Over time, there is a possibility that these constraints lead to fewer community members wanting to participate, either as a commissioner or member of the public. Thus, maintaining an ineffective engagement framework can inadvertently lead to a growing divide between the public and the City or Police Department specifically. Option #2: Informal Staff Led Engagement Shifting to a less formal staff led engagement process also inherently has advantages and limitations. The informality of a staff led process lacks some of the natural transparency that comes with posted meeting agendas, rigid date and location scheduling, meeting recordings and minutes. Because there is no appointment process, a direct connection to elected officials is not clearly established. Advantages of an informal engagement effort includes more flexibility with meeting cadence, targeted audiences and locations. This can broaden total participation over a longer period of time versus a static committee of appointed commissioners with multiple year terms. The informal approach allows for a wider variety of discussion topics and often a chance to spend more time digging into the complexities of any particular topic. Over time, an informal framework can effectively build trust with a wider cross-section of the public and open communication channels that can be critical in times of crisis or hardship. Staff Recommendation: SF 311 strips the CPRB of the unquestionable primary purpose that it was originally created to address. For more than two decades, dozens of Iowa Citians volunteered their time to perform a valued service for the community and the Police Department. The ability to receive and review officer conduct complaints provided a level of comfort and trust in the community and helped enhance the professionalism of the Police Department. Over the years, the CPRB also reviewed department policy and statistics and occasionally provided feedback. The CPRB has also held annual forums to varying degrees of success. Without the ability review conduct, we feel it is likely that interest in the committee will wane over time and that keeping commissioners engaged in a meaningful way each month will be increasingly difficult. With all Police Department General Orders online and statistics readily available in annual reports, the information being reviewed now can still be accessible to the General Public and if desired statistics can be published on a more regular basis. Further, we believe that the public confidence in the CPRB will naturally diminish due to the inability to engage on matters of officer conduct. July 2, 2025 Page 3 If time and resources are reprioritized, a staff led process can effectively strengthen trust across a wider section of the community. To accomplish this objective, we recommend sunsetting the CPRB and launching an informal Chiefs Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee would attempt to regularly engage broad representation from the community on discussions pertaining to public safety and police operations. Participants are envisioned to come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. To start, we would engage quarterly with meetings that both would take a deep dive into a particular topic and offer opportunities for wide-ranging discussions and future agenda setting. In addition to the Chief of Police, the meetings would engage a variety of staff and external partners to help build deeper connections. In months without a quarterly meeting, the Chief would target a specific group to meet with to help build even stronger relationships. For example, this could be local advocacy or affinity groups,faith-based organizations, business or neighborhood associations, youth groups, UI organizations, social services and many more. Advisory Committee members would be welcomed to participate in these meetings as well and share their thoughts and observations with the larger group each quarter. One of the benefits of this approach is that can be nimble. Some months could include multiple meetings if needed. Should national, state or local issues arise we can lean into this group for needed support and guidance. Continuing discussions can identify further outreach opportunities for the department and other parts of the City operation. Community led trainings and roundtable discussions could also come from these discussions and help with overall community policing efforts. While this framework is clearly not as defined as the charge of a formal City Council appointed commission, we believe it can evolve into a much stronger community engagement foundation for the Department. Perhaps most importantly, it shifts the accountability for success and progress to the Police Chief and City Manager. This clear accountability assignment will create a healthy level of urgency that we believe will lead to both short-term and long-term success. We appreciate your consideration and thank you for your service on the CPRB. Regardless of the final decision on the future of the commission, your past and ongoing contributions are appreciated and will always be welcome. The following was received from Board member Braddock on June 30, 2025, and goes with Agenda Item No. 4. 8-8-1 8-8-2 CHAPTER 8k SECTION. r/ / I r o,'D6 f'a 8-8- 1: Creation of-Gef.,ny # 1e4o@ Reyie,,, Bnn CR— 8-8- 2: Intent, Goals And Guiding Principles �� �4 8-8- 3: -Da{'^ 8-8-4: a 8-8- 5: a ie Hues iga ory u e , u fes 8-8- 6: Police Chief's Report To Board; City Manager's Report To Board 8-8- 7: Duties Of Board; 8-8- 8: Board Composition; Limited Powers Of Board 8-8- 9: 8-8-10: Council Review (Rep. by Ord. 07-4291, 10-16-2007) 8-8-11: Time Computation 8-8-12: Liaison 8-8-1: CREATION OF - BOARD: As permitted under Iowa's home rul:authority an , s required by the city's home rule charter, the city creates the- (hereinafter "board"), subject to the duties and limited powers set forth herein. (Ord. 15-4627, 6-16-2015) 8-8-2: INTENT, GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES: A. Investigations into claims of a ropriate conduct by sworn police officers will be conducted in a manner i his fair, thorough, and accurate. B. An annual reporting system r will be established to give the city council eie t information itq�pEi�e-depaxser}t in theses, * . (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) C"C),1 e"e/'K) i YZ G'� �.,�, Czt� �S GLC �V1 �(� December 2019 Iowa City 1 8-8-2 8-8-2 C. Persons may make a fXcorda ❑mplaint to either the board or the Iowa 4 City police department. e with this chapter the board shall process only those complaints board but will receive reports from the police chief briefly desnature of the allegations made in formal written complaints filedlice department and the disposition of the same. (Ord. 13-4555, d. Ord. 15-4627, 6-16-2015) D. The board will: 1. Ove ee a monitoring system for tracking receipt of formal compla' is lodged ag 'nst sworn police officers with either the board or the low City police depa ent. 2. Provide o rsight of police investigations through revi of such investigations. 3. Provide the o artunity for a hearing to the police a cer if the board's findings on the co laint to the board are critical of he police officer, as required by constitute nal law, and give the police o 'cer the opportunity to present testimony and vidence. 4. Issue a final public re ort to the city council o each complaint to the board which sets forth factual fin ings and a written onclusion which explains why and the extent to which the omplaint is eit r"sustained" or"not sustained", E. The board shall have no author over p ce discipiinary matters because only the police chief or city manager ay i pose discipline under Iowa law. F_ No findings in the board's report s II be used in any other legal proceeding. G. The board shall only review the ondu t of sworn Iowa City police officers and shall only act in a civil, not cr' inal, cap city. The board is not intended to be a court of law, a tort claim ocess or oth litigation process. No action of the board shall be deemed to iminish or limit t e right of any person to file a claim or a lawsuit against the ity. H. A complaint to the and may be filed by any p rson with personal knowledge of an incident. "P rsonal knowledge" means e complainant was directly involved in the i cident or witnessed the incident. If the person with personal knowledge is derage or otherwise unable to co lete a complaint form, the complaint y be filed by such person's designate representative. The City Manager, e Police Chief, the City Council, or the b rd may file a complaint to the and based upon a reasonable hPlief that olice misconduct has occur r d regardless of personal knowledge. 1 December 2019 Iowa City 8-8-2 f7 ��� 8-8-2 I_ 01 public location other than the Police Departmentto i In t. t The board shall not interfere with or diminish the legal rights of sworn police ran�r r z t officers, including those rights protected under the union contract, Civil Service Commission, and State and Federal law. Similarly,the board shall respect the rights of privacy and freedom from defamation shared by complainants and witnesses, as well as those same rights enjoyed by police officers under the I aw. The City Council finds that internal accountability within the Police Department is a valid legislative purpose, and one method of accomplishing such internal accountability is to have the police do their own investigations into claims of inappropriate police conduct. If a complaint is asserted againstthe Police Chief, the City Manager will investigate the claim and report to the board and the City Council. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) L. Investigation of all forma complaints to the board is a mandatory duty of the Police Chief, and a report o each complaint investigation shall be given to the board. Such reports to the bo rd shall include th factual findings of the Police Chief as well as a written concl ion explaini why and the extent to which a w complaint is either"sustained" or ' of sust ed". However, such reports shall not include discipline or other pers matters. If the Police Chief and the City Manager find the police off- 's actions constitute misconduct and discipline is imposed by the P e ChI or City Manager, the internal affairs investigation may become ublic recor to be released by the City Attorney to the extent provided b aw, in which cas the City Attorney shall forward a copy of such intern ffairs investigation re rt to the board. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013; am - rd. 19-4783, 3-12-2019) In order to assure external accountability of the actions of the Police Department, the Police Chief shall provide the board with a report at least quarterly of all formal complaints filed directly with the Police Department, which report shall state the date and location of the incident and a brief description of the nature of the allegation and the disposition of the complaint. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) December 2019 Io'A'a City i 8-8-2 8-8-3 N. External accounXele will fu her be provi ed by the board's maintenance of a central registryormal co plain . In addition to the central registry, the board shall provinnual rep o the City Council, which report shall be public and shall h the ge r types and numbers of complaints, how they were resolvether a boa 's decision differed from that of the Police Chief Manager, demographic information, and recommendationwthe Police Depa ent may improve its community relations or beresponsive to com pity needs. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013; amd. 9-4783, 3-12-2019) uc�fkf� f The board shall hold at least e comAnity forurSleach year for the purpose of hearing views on the policies, practices and procedures of the Iowa City :4 Police Department, review police practices, procedures,and written poiicies as those practices and procedures relate to the Police Department's performance as a whole, and report their recommendations, if any, to the City Council, City Manager and Police Chief. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013; amd. Ord. 15-4627, 6-16-2015) 8-8-3: A. A "comp) ' t to the board" is an allegation f misconduct lodged against a sworn polic officer ("police officer" or "of i er") employed by the Iowa City Police Depa�t ent, where the complaine 10 activity occurred while the officer was acting in t apacity of a sworn p ce officer. B. Any person with p s al knowledg f he alleged police misconduct may file a complaint with th ard. In er to have "personal knowledge", the complainant must have be dire'tly involved in the incident or witnessed the incident. A person who obse an incident solely on social media, television, or other media outlets does have the requisite "personal knowledge" needed to authorize such per an t 'e a complaint. If the person with personal knowledge is underage or ,herwise ableJo complete a complaint form, the complaint may be filed b, such person design ted representative. The City Manager, the Police ief, the City Ca cil or he board itself may file a complaint based on reasonable belief that ❑lice isconduct has occurred regardless of pers al knowledge. The perso or official filing the complaint may hereafter b eferred to as the "complainant March 2023 Iowa City E 8-8-3 8-8-5 C. All complaints to the a d shall be in writing and n forms provided by the board. Complaint forms �jiall be available to t public in easily accessible locations, and nonpolice st Vf shall be availabl o receive the complaint forms. Assistance maybe available o complete th orm as designated by the board. D. All complaints to the board must e fil with the City Clerk within one hundred eighty (180) days of the allege . oviduct. E. Only those complaints to the b rd ' •h do not involve the conduct of an Iowa City sworn police officer or e •of file ithin one hundred eighty (180) days of the alleged misconduc ay be subject o summary dismissal by the board. (Ord, 13-4555, 9-17-20 3; amd. Ord. 21- 857, 5-18-2021; Ord. 22-4873, 2-1-2022; Ord. 23-489 1-24-2023) 8-8-4: RESERVED: (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) 8-8-5: POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CHIEF INVESTIGATORY DUTIES; CITY MANAGER INVESTIGATORY DUTIES: A. Reserved. B. Investigation: It shall be the mandatory duty of the Police Chief to do the following: 1. Prior to investigation of any board complaint, the Police Chief shall first give Garrity and Gardner advice to all police officers implicated in the complaint, as required by constitutional law. This means the officer cannot be required to waive the officer's constitutional right against self-incrimination. However, the officer may be required to answer questions during the investigation as a condition of the officer's employment, but any admissions made by the officer cannot be used against the officer in a criminal proceeding. 2. Reserved. 3. Assign the complaint to designated investigators within the Police Department for investigation into the factual allegations of the complaint. 4, The complainant shall be interviewed by the Police Department and shall be entitled to have a neutral City staff person or some other person chosen by the complainant present during the interview. The police officer is entitled to have a union steward present during any interviews. The City Manager will March 2023 Iowa City 8-8-5 8-8-6 participate in the interview process with the officers involved in the complaint. A review of the City Manager's involvement under this provision will be done in two (2) years to ensure the practice is producing its intended purpose. 5. Investigators will prepare and forward a report of their investigation to the Police Chief,and shall make detailed findings of fact as to the allegations in the complaint, and shall also set forth a written conclusion which explains why and the extent to which the complaint is either"sustained" or"not sustained". 6. In the event the board's ecision differs from that of the Police Chief, the Chief shall meet with the boar in closed ses +3n to discuss the discrepancy of opinion. If the board requests th City Ma ger's presence at said meeting the City Manager will also attend. 5 ch eeting shall take place prior to the issuance of the board's public report the City Council. Within seven (7) days after such meeting, the Police C f the City Manager may, in the Police Chief's or City Manager's discret n, is s an amended investigative report for the board's consideration. C. Legal Advice: If litigation, inclu g criminal arges, relating to the matter of the complaint is commenced or is ing ntemplated by or against any party to the complaint, the Police Departme the Police Chief and/or the board shall consult with the City Attorney and th board's own attorney on a case by case basis, to determine wheth and ho the investigation of the complaint should proceed, D. Complaints Against Police Chief: If a o rd complaint is filed concerning the Police Chief's conduct, the City M er shall investigate or cause an investigation to be completed. E. Disciplinary Action: Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Police Chief or the City Manager from taking disciplinary action prior to the board's review of the complaint: (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013, amd. Ord. 19-4783, 3-12-2019; Ord. 22-4886, 8-16-2022) 8-8-6: POLICE CHTEF'S REPORT TO BOARD; CITY MANAGER'S REPORT TO BOARD: A. The Police Chief shall receive the designated investigator's report within the time frame indicated by the Police Chief. The Police Chief shall conduct a review of the investigators' report, and may do any or all of the following: conduct interviews or request the police investigators to conduct additional investigations; request additional information, or that additional questions be asked; interview or direct that other persons or witnesses be interviewed; request that other documents be reviewed and/or retrieved; and any other investigative matters the Police Chief deems appropriate. December 2022 Iowa City 8-8-7 B-8-6 B: The Police Chief will consult with the City Personnel Administrator and the City Attorney prior to finalizing the Police Chiefs report to the board, and shall then forward this report to the board, which shall include the following: 1. Detailed written findings of fact concerning the allegations in the complaint; 2. A written conclusion which explains why and the extent to which the complaint is either "sustained" or "not sustained"; and 3. Recommended remedial artinnc if anki, inr-.II Ain g amending current policies or adopting new policies. C. The Police Chief's report to the board shall not include discipline or personnel matters. D. A copy of the Police Chiefs report to the board shall be given to the police officer, the complainant, and the City Manager. If the complaint concerns the Police Chief, copies of the City Manager's report to the board shall be given to the Police Chief, the complainant, and the City Council.The complainant shall have twenty-one (21) days to respond to the Police CNef's or City Manager's report, and the Police Chief and City Manager shall have ten (10) days to respond to complainant's response.The board will grant extensions from these deadlines for good cause shown. The complainant's response shall be considered part of the complaint, and the Police Chiefs or City Manager's response to the complainant's response shall be considered part of the Police Chief's report or City Manager's report as those terms are used in Chapter 8{G- E. The Police Chief's report to the board shall be completed within ninety (90) 1 calendar days after the complaint is filed. The board will grant extensions from this deadline for good cause shown. P. All investigations shall be performed in a manner designed to produce a minimum of inconvenience and embarrassment to all parities, including the complainant, the police officer, and other witnesses. G. If a complaint is filed concerning the Police Chief, the City Manager's report shall include the same findings of fact and conclusions as required for the Police Chief's IepV1ll to the board. (n.d• j,,-A55r-, 4.' !-2013, amd. Ord. 21-4857, 5-18-2021) 8-8-T DUTIES OF BOARD; COMPLAINT REVIEW AND GENERAL DUTIES: A. Complaints: The board shall forward copies of all complaints received to the Police Chief for investigation;orwhere the complaint concerns the Police Chief, forward a copy of the complaint to the City Manager for investigation. A copy of all complaints shall be forwarded to the Equity Director. - August 2021 (ova City 8-8-7 8-8-7 13. Review Of Police Chief's Report Or City Manager's Report: `- 1. The board shall review all Police Chief's reports and City Manager's reports concerning complain , r i e, on a simple majori y v e, eve o give each olice Chief's or City Manager's rep , and the board may select any or all of e following levels of review: a. On the record with no addi nal investigation. b. Interview/meet with complainant_ c. Interview/meet with named officer(s) d other officers, d. Request additional investigatio y the Poll - Chief o;City Manager, or request police assistance in the b rd's own invest ation. e. Perform its own in stigation with the auth❑ -ty to subpoena witnesses. f. Hire indepen nt investigators. Any time after th- u03rd selects a level of review, the board may, on a 'mple majority vote, efect any other or additional level of review, 2. The board shall ply a "reasonable basis" standa /of review when reviewing the Police Chi 's or City Manager's report. T requires the board to give deference to the Po e Chiefs or City Manager' report because of the Police Chief's and City Manag 's respective professi nal expertise. The board may issue a report that disagr es with the deci on set forth in the Police Chief's or City Manager's report o y if: a. The Police Chief's or City Ma ger' findings and/or conclusions are not supported by substantial evidence; b. The Police Chief's or City M ager findings and/or conclusions are unreasonable, arbitrary or capricio ; or Tom, n,. �.,,. ram,.'„ '.. c. , i is Po11;ce CI'Iief s or r ,y v"al naag8r's TInL'f, ^5 and;Or conclusions are contrary to a Police Departm nt policy or practice, r any Federal, State,, or local law. 3. If, in acuordance wi said standard, the board affirms he decision of the Police Chief or City M ager with respect to the allegations misconduct but nonetheless has cc tern about the officer's conduct or p lice practices, December 2022 Iowa Citv .f V 8-8-7 8-8-7 policies, or p cedures, it may so comment in its report the City Council. If such comments re critical of the officer's conduct the oard shall provide the officer a name cl ring hearing pursuant to subs tion B7 of this section. When collecting an eviewing additional evide e, the board shall rely on evidence which reasona prudent persons ar ccustomed to rely upon in the conduct of their serious of rs. 4. If the board disagrees with th deci ' n of the Police Chief or City Manager with respect to the allegations of m onduct, the board and the Police Chief and/or City Manager shall meet in -se session to discuss their disagreement about the complaint. If the boar request he City Manager's presence at its meeting with the Police Chief e City Mana r will also attend. Such meeting shall take place prior to th issuance of the b rd's public report to the City Council. Within seven ( days after such nieeti I the Police Chief or City Manager may, in the olice Chief's or City Ma nag 's discretion, issue an amended investigati e report for the board's considerate 5. Any time p or to the issuance of the board's public rep to the City Council, any ember of the board may make a motion to vot gain on whether to stain or not sustain the complaint. 6. At the conc melon of the board's review, the board Shall ssue a public report to the City C ncil concerning the complaint investi ion. Such public report shall include det 'fed findings of fact concerning th omplaint, together with a clearly articulated c clusion which explains why nd the extent to which the complaint is "sustaine " or "not sustained the complaint is "not sustained", the public report s 11 not include the n es of the complainants) or the police officer(s). If the com int is"sustai d"the board may include the names of the complainant(s) and/or e police ficer(s) if it determines that the public interest in such disclosure o wei s the public harm and privacy interests vf tl`18 CompI in nt(s)and/or,r^}I officer(--N. Bain det rmi nation shall be made in writing and shall state, i de il, the board's reasons for such determination. The board shall notif the per n(s) whose nalile(s) it intends to disclose,the City Attorney and e Police Chie or City Manager if the Police Chief is the subject of the com aint), of its intent make such disclosure by confidential written communi Lion sent by regular ma' or hand delivery at least ten (10) working days pri❑ to such disclosure. In addit n, the board's public 1 ha 1I t 1:ncl u de disci p!11 ne o rc ee aitearc a' ho ,gh The }1 and I epol l SI Idll I lol II II.IUUC p ly UIJI,.I I.JIII Ic yr pel aoiln�,i m......,,,, }j,,,,,,,d„ Q_ _ may comment gene r ley as to whether the board belie s discipline is appropriate without ommenting on the extent or form of the dis ' line.A copy of this public repo to the City Council shall be given to the comply ant(s), the police officers) he Police Chief, Equity Director, and the City Man er. The public report s all indicate whether the board affirmed or rejected the ision set forth in t e report of the Police Chief and/or City Manager. December 2022 i Iowa City 8-8-7 8-8-7 7. The boa shall not issue a report which i/g-has aI of the sworn police officer's condo until after a"name clearing hear' been held, consistent with constitutiona ue process law.The board mall give notice of such hearing to the police officer a that the officer may t ify before the board and present additional relevant e ' ence. The board . all be responsible for protection of all State and Federal ri is enjoyed by e officer. The officer may waive the right to this hearing upon ritten wai r submitted to the board. 8. If the board's report is not ' ical of the officer's conduct, the board is not required by law to offer a h a " 9 to the officer, but the board may hold hearings as deemed appro iate the board. 9. The board's report the City Cou it shall be completed within ninety(90) calendar days of re ipt of the Chiefs or City Manager's report. The City Council may gran equests for extension to this deadline upon good cause shown. 10. Nothin in this chapter shall in any way imp e or interfere with the Police Chiefs d the City Manager's lawful ability t perform their personnel su ry ❑ry duties over sworn police officers, inclu 'ng the ability to impose disci ine as deemed appropriate by the Police Chief City Manager. 1 No findings or report submitted to the board or prepare by the board shall e used in any other proceedings, C. General Powers And Duties:The board shall also carry out the following duties: 1. Maintain a central registry of written complaints filed with the board or with the Iowa City Police Department. 2. Collect data and do an annual report to the City Council which shall be public and shall set forth the general types and numbers of complaints, disposition of the complaints, the discipline which was imposed, if any, and demographic information.This annual report shall not include the names of the complainants or officers involved in complaints which were not sustained, and shall otherwise be in a form which protects the confidentiality of the parties while providing the public with information on the overall performance of the rolice Depar one rt. T r e boar o s air 'ruai report,ma"also include ror-nMMended changes in police practices, policies or procedures.The annual report will also include data derived from the exit survey tool developed for the complainant to provide staff and the public with perceptions of the process. December 2022 Iowa ( 'rt� 8-8-7 8-8-8 3. In addition to the annual report, the board shall report to the City Council, from time to time, on police practices, procedures and�plicle-p including recommended changes, if appropriate, and haid at ieass corQnity forum each year for the purpose of hearing views on the policies, practices and procedures of the Iowa City Police Department. 4. The board shall adopt procedural rules and bylaws governing the board's activities, inclu and such procedural rules and bylaws shall be approved by the City Council. (Ord. 13-4555,9-17-2013; amd.Ord. 15-4627, 6-16-2015; Ord. 19-4783, 3-12-2019; Ord. 22-4886, 8-16-2022) 8-8-8: BOARD CoivFOSAHON; LEVIRTED POWERS' OF BOARD: A. Board Composition: 1. The hoard shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City Council, who shall be Iowa City eligible electors and shall serve without compensation.The City Council shall strive to appoint members who represent the diversity of the community. Appointments to the board shall include one current or former "peace officer" as that term is defined by State law, except that a peace officer employed as such by the City of Iowa City within two (2) years of the appointment date shall not be appointed to the board. The City Council reserves the right to waive the residency requirement for good cause shown. The City Council also reserves the right, for good cause shown, to waive the requirement that the board include one current or former peace officer. 2. Following final adoption and publication of the ordinance codified herein, �_ ^;t„ I ;i hall t o hero to the board for Ct2rinered terms. All tIIC l.,lly Ul7l.11ll..11 Juan appoint iii�mw.,�-. aa- appointments shall be for a four (4) year term, except for the initial appointments which shall be as roilows: a. One person appointed for a two (2) year term. b. Two (2) persons appointed for three (3) year terms. c. Two (2) persons appointed for four (4) year terms. 3. Training shall be available to all board members to enable them to perform the duties imposed herein, including training on Iowa's Public Records and Open Meetings Laws. G i December 2022 Iowa City 8-8-8 8-8-9 B. Limited Powers: The board shall have the following limited powers: 1. On its own motion, by a simple majority vote of all members of the board, the board may file a complaint. 2. The board shall decide the el of review to give the Police Chief's or City Manager's report by s simpI aj ity vote. . The board has no power to review police officer personnel records or disciplinary matters except to the extent such matters are made public by the City Attorney or are the subject of an enforceable subpoena. /�4j. The board has only limited civil, administrative review powers, and has no /power or authority over criminal matters.ratters. The board is not a court of law, and is not intended to substitute as a tort claims procedure or as litigation against the City. 5. If criminal charges brought or ar eing considered against a particular police officer(s), the boa s revi or investigation may proceed with interviewing other of r itnesses, or collecting documents, as appropriate. Any state/besed n by an officer who is subject to criminal investigation cannot lat a inst the officer in a criminal proceeding, as provided under the ndme to 'the U.S. Constitution, unless such constitutional right is w , 6. The board may obtain t 'de counsel and independent investigators in order to carry out the board' ties. The board may request that the City Council hold general public i ormational hearings concerning Police Department practices, procedures or written policies. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013; amd. Ord. 22-4873, 2-1-2022; Ord. 22-4886, 8-16-2022) 8-8-9: POLICE OFFICER'S AND COMPLAINANT'S RIGHTS PRESERVED: A. All rights enjoyed by sworn police officers employed by the City are preserved in this Chapt8r, ^ond nothing he,'ein Is lnty'^aed tC !^:f2ive December 2022 I Iowa Cin- 1 I� 8-8-9 8-8-12 diminish or interfere with any such rights protected by the union corWact, Iowa's Civil Service Commission laws and other applicable State and Federal laws. B. All common law rights enjoyed by complainants and police officers, such as privacy and freedom from defamation, shall be protected during the process set out in this chapter, and it shall be the board's duty to protect said rights. C. Notwithstanding the above provisions, no board member shall be liable to any person for damages or equitable relief by reason of any investigation or recommendation or report made by either a board member or by the board itself. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) 8-8-10: COUNCIL REVIEW: (Rep. by Ord. 07-4291, 10-16-2007) 8-8-11: TIAIE COMPUTATION: In computing time under this chapter, the first day shall be excluded and the last included, unless the last falls on a Sunday, in which case the time prescribed shall be extended so asto include the whole of the following Monday.However,when the last day for the filing of a complaint or the completion of a eporJt falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which the Office of the City Clef is closed due to a City holiday,the time shall be extended to include the next day on which the Office of the Cleric is open to receive the filing of a complaint or the report. (Ord. 13-4555, 9-17-2013) 8-8-12: LIAISON: At the beginning of each even numbered calendar year, the City Council shall r-, appoint one council member to serve as a liaison to the board.The general purpose mV aison position shall be to help facilitate communication between the members o�-and members of the City Council about the overall makeup and �.� t The liaison will be a specific person to contact to provide a safe and corrfrortable vehicle for members o to express any concerns about the composition, cohesiveness and effectiveness of theme. This will allow the Council to receive information needed to be aware of concerns related to the function of the CAB, and make decisions/changes when necessary.This will also be especially beneficial in cases in which a -tB member(s) do not feel comfortable airing concerns related to the inner workings of theme openly during C-P+f a meetings. (Ord. 19-4804, 8-20-2019) f June 2020 lo�ia City l� 8-8-7 8-8-7 13. view Of ice Chief's pot Or City Manager's Report: . The board shall rev w all Police Chief's reports and City Manager's reports concerning complaieve a d i e, on a simple majon y v e, board may sele any or alI of olice e follllow ng lev ityof re view: rep and the a. On e record with no f nal inve !gation. h, terviPW/rnap ith complainant lainant Inte I /meet with named ficer(s) d other officers. d fF2equest additional inve Ligatio y the Poll - Chief or Q r r nest police assistance i the b rd's own invest ation:-- tiger, e. Perform its o in stigation with.:-the- autho fty subpoena witnesses. f. Hire inde n nt i799ators. Any tine a ier r oard selects a level of reviev e board may, on a imple majority vot elect ny other or additional I I of review. 2. The oard4hall ply a "reason a basis" sta of revi when review' g t Police Chi 's or City nager's re rt T require he board ID gi Terence to the Po e Ch' s or Cit anager' report Poli e Chief's and City Man ag res ec i+� p cause of the may issue a report that di p e professi nal exp rose, The board g es wi h the deci on se orth in the Police Chief's or City Manager's port y if: a. The Police lei' Cit not supported y Ma ger' fin gs and/or conclusions are pported by stantial evidence; b. The P. 'ce Chief's or City M a r findings or conclusio are unreasonable, arbitrary or caprido V• i i ie Police C' lief s or� f' y `ianag, Inevl ^s and;or CG•,ci:.�s!ons are local law. contrary to a Police Departrn n polio r practice, any IF era], State, or 3. If, in accordance wi sard standard, the board of Ms he derision of the Police Chief or City M tiger with respect to the all gations r{sconduct but nonetheless has co cern about the officer's - nduct rrtrp 'ce practices, December 2022 Iowa City BY-LAWS IOWA (A r�T>/'v�-��� BOARD � � c) ARTICLE I. AUTHORITY: �cu«- C't r GcYZG'� C�(��vl `lyll��tS���T�OG��ct✓L'� (� PC�CC The (hereafter referred to as the Board) shall have that authority which is conferred by Chapter 8 f the City Code of the City of Iowa City, Iowa and through the adoption of these by-laws stated herein. ARTICLE II. PURPOSE: The purpose of the by-laws stated herein is to provide for the general welfare of the Iowa City community by establishing a Board to advise the Police Chief, City Manager and City Council on matters pertaining to the policies, practices and overall performance of the Iowa City Police DepartmentJFurther, in an effort to sure that a Iowa City Police Department's performance 7annualsreport with community standardsXi thi and is created to review investigations into of police misconduct to ensuch investigations are conducted in a matter whit ough, and accurate, and to a central registry and to provide City Council wit [an on all such complaints ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP: Section 1. Qualifications. The Board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City -- Council who shall be eligible electors of the City of Iowa City, Iowa and shall meet the criteria contained in Chapter 8, City Code, City of Iowa City, Iowa. Appointments to the Board shall include one current or former "peace officer" as that term is defined by state law. The City Council may waive the residency requirement for good cause shown and may waive the requirement that the Board include one current or former "peace officer"for good cause shown. Section 2. Compensation. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred for travel outside the city on designated Board business. Such expenses must be submitted to the City Manager for approval and reimbursement. Section 3. Orientation for New Members. Prior to the first regular meeting following their appointment, new members shall be provided with copies of the ordinance creating the Board, the written policies of the Iowa City Police Department, the Board by-laws, open records law, open meetings law, the name of the council member appointed by the City Council to serve as the liaison to the Board and other documentation that would be useful to Board members in carrying out their duties. They shall also be given an orientation briefing by the appropriate City staff and the Board as is deemed appropriate. Section 4. Absences,The Board may recommend to the City Council that the City Council discharge any Board member who: (1) is absent from two consecutive regular or special meetings without excuse as determined by the Board on a case by case basis; or (2) is absent from four consecutive regular or special meetings, whether excused or unexcused; or (3) is absent from at least four out of six consecutive regular or special meetings, whether excused or unexcused. Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Board because of death, resignation, long-term illness, disqualification or removal shall be filled by the City Council after at least 30 days public notice of the vacancy. 2 Section 6.Terms. Members shall be initially appointed for staggered terms as outlined in Chapter S�City Code, City of Iowa City, Iowa. Thereafter, Members shall be appointed for terms of four y ars, with terms expiring on June 30. If a position becomes vacant by reason of resignation or otherwise, and results in an unexpired term of six months or less, the Council may choose to fill the unexpired term in such a manner that the appointee shall continue in the position not only through the unexpired term, but also through a subsequent regular term. Section 7. Resignations. Resignations shall be submitted in writing to the Mayor with a copy to the City Clerk and the Chairperson of the Board at least 30 days prior to the date of intended departure. ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS: Section 1. Number. The officers of this Board shall be a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, each of whom shall be elected by the members of the Board. Section 2. Election and Term of Office. Officers of the Board shall be elected by a majority of all members as soon as practicable after formation of the Board, and thereafter annually at the first regular meeting in October each year; if the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as is convenient. Section 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause shall be filled by the members for the unexpired portion of the term. Section 4. Chairperson. The Chairperson shall, when present, preside at all meetings, appoint committees, call special meetings and in general perform all duties incident to the office of a Chairperson, and such other duties as may be prescribed by the members from time to time. ' Section 5. Vice-Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, or in the event of death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice-Chairperson shall perform the duties of the Chairperson and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chairperson. ARTICLE V. BOARD MEETINGS: Section 1. Regular Meetings. The Board's regular meeting will be held the second Tuesday of each month. This meeting time may be rescheduled upon agreement by a majority of the Board. Section 2. Special meetings. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson and shall be called by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson at the request of three or more Members of the Board. At least one (1) full day's written notice of meeting place, time and agenda shall be given to each Member and the media. Section 3. Agenda. Insofar as possible, at regular and special meetings only matters included on the agenda may be discussed and formal votes taken. Care shall be taken to avoid discussion of non-agenda items. Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. 3 Section 5. Place of Meetings. Meetings, both regular and special, shall be held in an accessible City facility. Meetings which are forums solely for community input may be in other appropriate meeting places in Iowa City. Section 6. Notice of Meetings. Notice of meetings shall be required; meetings may be called upon notice not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meetings unless such notice is impossible or impracticable, in which case notice shall be provided as outlined in the Iowa Code. The news media shall be notified by staff. Board meetings shall be public except where provided in the Iowa Code. Section 7. Proxies. There shall be no vote by proxy. Section 8. Public Discussion. Time shall be made available during all meetings for open public discussion. Section 9. Motions. Motions may be made or seconded by any member of the Board, including the Chairperson. Section 10. Exported Contacts. A member who has had a discussion of an agenda item outside of a public meeting with an interested party shall reveal the contact, name the other party and share specifics of the contact, copies if in writing or a synopsis if verbal. Section 11. Conflict of Interest. Members who believe they have a conflict of interest on a matter about to come before the Board shall state the reason for the conflict of interest, leave the room before the discussion begins, and return after the vote. Section 12. Voting. A majority vote is required for adoption of any motion, except for a motion to close a session as provided for in the Iowa Code. Upon request, voting will be by roll call and will be recorded by yeas and nays. Every member of the Board, including the Chairperson,who is present at a meeting where a motion is put to vote is required to cast a vote upon each motion, unless such member states a valid reason for abstention. Section 13. Roberts Rules of Order. The rules in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order New;y Revised shall govern the Board in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Chapter BATitle 8 of the Iowa City Code of Ordinances, these bylaws, or any special rules or order the Board may adopt. ARTICLE VI. GENERAL AND LIMITED POWERS AND DUTIES:- The Board shall have the powers and duties set forth in Chapter 8'of the City Code of Iowa City. ARTICLE VII. PUBLIC RECORDS: EXCEPTIONS Section 1.All records of the Board shall be public, — (a) Complaints, reports of inXenments and other documents or records obtained in investigation of any comosed records unless a public hearing is held or a contrary determination isel to the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Iowa Code. (b) The minutes and tape r session closed under the provisions of the Iowa Code shall be closed rec 4 (c) No member of the oard or of its taff shall disclose information protected by the Iowa Open Records Law or e Iowa en Meetings Law. Nothing in this provision shall prevent the Board from releasing uc information concerning alleged or acknowledged practices to the Iowa City City Coun e City Manager and/or Chief of Police, either in the form of its required annual rep or oth ise. This section does not prevent any complainant, witness or other pers from publicizi the filing of a complaint or the matter therein complained of. Vi ation of these provis� ns by a member of the Board or its staff shall constitute groun for removal. ARTICLE VIII. CONDUCT OF BOARD BUSINESS: Section 1 . Agenda.The Chairperson, or a designated representative, together w i t h staff assistance shall prepare an agenda for all Board meetings. Agendas are to be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting and shall be sent to Board members and the media prior to meetings. Copies will be available to the public at the meeting. Section 2. Minutes. Minutes of all meetings are to be prepared and distributed to Board and City Council members. Specific recommendations requiring Council action are to be set off from the main body of the minutes and appropriately identified. Section 3. Review Policy. The Board shall review all policies and programs of the City relating to the Board's duties as stated herein, and make such recommendations to the City Council as are deemed appropriate. Section 4. Referrals from Council. From time to time letters, requests for information, requests for recommendations, and other matters are referred to the Board by the City Council. The Board will initiate consideration of each item at the next regular Board meeting and shall notify Council of its disposition. Section 5. Annual Report. An annual report detailing the activities of the Board shall be prepared by the Chairperson, approved by the Board, and submitted to the City Council. ARTICLE IX. SUBCOMMITTEES: The subcommittees of this Board including composition, duties, and terms shall be as designated by the Chairperson. ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS: These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new by-laws adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Amendments shall become effective after approval by the City Council. 1 Community Police Review Board Office Contacts June 2025 Date Description 06/10/25 A member of the public came into the office to fill out a complaint form. Community Police Review Board Complaint Deadlines CPRB Complaint#24-09 Complaint received/filed: 12/17/24 Chiefs Mort due 90 days): 03/17/25 Chief s report received/filed: 03/07/25 Complainant's response to the Chief s report due(21 days): 03/28/25(no response received Ch eWit y Manager-respease to the Gen�wlaiaante CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft r ort : 05/13/25 level was set requesting further investigation from the Chief) Chief submitted additional investigation report: 05/22/25 CPRB Meeting#2(Review additional investi ation report): 06/10/25 CPRB Meeting#3 (Board member to draft report):06/10/25 CPRB Meetin #2 Review draft report): 07/08/25 CPRB Public Report due 06/26/25(to be extended by City Council to 08/15/25) (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) CPRB Complaint#25-01 Complaint received/filed: 02/26/25 Chief s report due 90 days): 05/27/25 Chief s report received/filed: 05/22/25 Complainant's response to the Chiefs report due(21 days): 06/12/25 (received 06/03/25) Chief/City Manager response to the Corn lainant's response 10 days): 06/13/25 received 06/03/25 CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft re ort): 07/08/25 Draft Rgport due to staff: ??/??/?? received??/??/?? CPRB Meeting#2 (Review draft report): ??/??/?? CPRB Public Report due 09/01/25 (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) i CPRB Complaint#25-02 Complaint received/filed: 04/16/25 Chiefs report due 90 da s : 07/15/25 Chief s report received/filed: ??/??/?? Complainant's response to the Chief s report due(21 days); ??/??/??(no response received) Chief/City Manager response to the Complainant's response(10 days): ??/??/?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft report): ??/??/?? Draft Report due to staff ??/??/?? received??/??/??) CPRB Meeting#2 Review draft report): ??/??/?? CPRB Public Report due ??/??/?? (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) CPRB Complaint#25-04 Complaint received/filed: 04/29/25 Chiefs Mort due 90 da s : 07/28/25 Chief s report received/filed: ??/??/?? Complainant's response to the Chiefs report due(21 days): ??/??/??(no response received) Chief/City Manager response to the Complainant's response(10 days): ??I??/?? CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft Mort):: ??/??/?? Draft R ort due to staff: ??/??/?? received??/??/?? CPRB Meeting#2 Review draft report): ??/??/?? CPRB Public Report due ??/??/?? (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) CPRB Complaint#25-05_ Complaint received/filed: 05/07/25 Chief s re ort due 90 days): 08/05/25 Chief s report received/filed: ??/??/?? Complainant's response to the Chief s report due 21 days): ??/??/?? no response received Chief/City Manager response to the Complainant's response 10 da s : ??I??!?? CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft report): ??/??/?? Draft Rqport due to staff: ??/??/?? received??M/?? CPRB Meeting#2 Review draft r ort : ??/??/?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CPRB Public Report due ??/??/?? (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) CPRB Complaint#25-07 Complaint received/filed: 06/10/25 Chiefs report due(90 days): 09/08/25 Chief s Kqport received/filed: ??/??/?? Complainant's response to the Chief s report due(,21 days): ??/??/??(no response received) Chief/City Manager response to the Complainant's reMonse(10 days): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPRB Meeting#1 (Set level of review and board member to draft report): ??/??/?? Draft Report due to staff: ??/??/??(received??/??/??) CPRB Meeting#2 (Review draft report): ??/??/?? CPRB Public Report due (90 days from the date of the Chief/City Manager's response to the complainant OR if no response is received from the Complainant,then it's 90 days from the Complainant's 21 days due date) TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE August 12,2025 a Connie McCurdy From: Maurine Braddock <maurinebraddock@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2025 1:27 PM To: Connie McCurdy Subject: My Thoughts concerning CPH meeting with Council Attachments: We sent you safe versions of your files; Citizens police review board Itr.docx RISK **This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. please take extra care opening any links or attachments.** Mimecast Attachment Protection has deemed this file to be safe, but always exercise caution when opening files. This message is from an external sender. Members of the Board: Since we will not have an opportunity to meet as a Board prior to the City Council work session tomorrow, this email is in response to Kellie Grace's email to us and a short statement of my thoughts. See you tomorrow. Maurine Members of the Board: In light of Kelly Grace' s email that the Council will want to receive input from the Board regarding its future, briefly and in summary form from one person, I am writing to let you know my thoughts as a very new Board member who has been around this town for a very long time. First, I want to emphasize that I am very impressed with our police department and its current leadership. They have a systematic method for obtaining and complying with very professional policies . There is currently a culture of service to the public and a goal to deescalate potentially high-risk incidents . The Department has numerous outreach programs to interface with and encourage understanding between the police and the community. Officers are now trained to understand and respond appropriately to citizens struggling with mental health, addiction and trauma issues . There is regular review, evaluation and documentation of use-of-force incidents . Today there is technology and there are resources that did not exist in the past at the time that the Board was created: community response teams of experts in mental health, Guidelink, victim services, and officer body and car cameras . Every citizen has a cell phone camera. I understand from more experienced Board members that it has been rare for the Board to disagree with the Chief' s evaluation of a citizen complaint . These are wonderful developments, but it is important to remember that it has not always been so . I remember being told by an officer PRIOR to the Eric Shaw shooting that someone was going to get shot because there was a gunslinger culture in the department . There was a time in the past that I heard from Iowa City officers and officers in other departments that officers were sometimes afraid of each other. The Legislature' s elimination of citizen review boards in cities where there is a civil service commission may come from a misunderstanding of the function of civil service commissions . Those commissions do not include a mechanism for giving voice to citizen concerns . They do not provide a check and balance upon the police departments as a whole. In these times where there is significant strife and huge pressure on law enforcement, including pressure from sources outside the City, checks, balances and oversight are healthy. Citizens should be able to express concerns and suggestions to a neutral entity rather than through the entity that they may have concerns about . This can be achieved in a manner consistent with current law. The City has used advisory boards previously. For example, there is an Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee which gives input on City art and policy. There would be no cost to the City if the Council established such an advisory board, consisting of volunteers, for safety issues relevant to police, fire and emergency services . I suggest that the City Council appoint the current CRPB members, delegates from the Iowa City Police, Fire and Emergency Services Departments, and any other interested persons to a committee tasked to propose to the Council the creation of an advisory board for police, fire and emergency services, including a statement of purpose, By-Laws and an organizational structure. Our Board will not have an opportunity to meet before the work session of the City Council on June 17 at 4 p.m. for the purpose of agreeing upon a person to present the Board' s position to the Council or to discuss this letter. I have no objection to Kelly' s suggestion that David Schwindt present a summary of the Board' s position and I am hopeful that he will consider these remarks if he does so. Maurine }