HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-03-15 Minutes numberedCity of Iowa City
Date: March 26, 1997
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, March 15, 1997 - 8:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers
Mayor Naomi J. Novick presiding. Council present: Novick, Baker, Kubby, Norton, Thornberry,
Vanderhoef. Absent: Lehman. Staff present: Atkins, Helling, Woito, Karr, Winkelhake, Mitchell,
Harney, Widmer. Tapes: 97-46, all; 97-47, all.
RECOMMENDATIONS - POLICE PROCEDURE AND POLICY
Reel 97-46, Side 1
City Manager Atkins, Assistant City Manager Helling, City Attorney Woito, and Police Chief
Winkelhake provided information.
Council reviewed the February 19, 1997 Recommendations - Police Procedures and Policies as
follows:
1. Canine Unit. Not majority support. Request for additional of information.
2. Plain English. Majority council support.
3. #3 not listed in report; will be corrected in final.
4. Weapon Used By Iowa City Police Officer Is Discharged. Majority Council support except
for firing range and animal.
5. Internal Affairs Report-Detail Conclusion. Majority Council support. Organization and
sequential page numbering added.
6. ICPD Training Curriculum Will Be Located In One Place. File complete Iowa City Police
Department training curricula in City Clerk's Office, Library, etc.
7. Use of Force Policy - Narrative and Graphic Presentation. Majority Council support. Add
'sanctity of human life' language.
8. Requirement of Police Review Board - Involves Firearm. Majority Council support. Staff
to rename "Police Review Board."
9. Internal Review Committee. Majority Council support. Forward information to PCRB and
file in City Clerk's Office and Library.
10. Police Chief - Annual Report on Use of Force. Majority council support.
11. City Attorney - Training Constitutional Issues. Majority council support.
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12. Outside Employment. Majority council support.
13, City Attorney - Reviewing Agency, Add PCRB Review.
14, Annual Report on Training Activities. Majority council support.
15. Detailed Distribution List- Include City Attorney. Add PCRB. Winkelhake will add PCRB
to list of distribution on the written directives
16, Mission Statement, Review later date.
17. City Attorney Notification - Internal Affairs Investigation. Majority council support.
18. Use of Language "unfounded", "exonerated", and/or "not sustained" Is Not Sufficient -
Internal Affairs Investigation. Majority council support.
19. Internal Affairs Reports - "Be Brief", Schedule at a later date after City Attorney review.
20. Citizen Complaints - Personalized Letter, Majority council support.
21, ICPD Use of Force Policy - International Association of Chiefs of Police. Majority council
support. Discuss Community Standards at future time.
22. Use lAP "Use of Deadly Force" Statement - City Attorney Training. Majority council
support.
23. Refresher Courses - Building Searches,
Atkins stated he will prepare a summary memo regarding changes/additions to the
recommendations-police procedure and policy.
In response to Nov, Atkins explained the video training equipment is in the budget.
POLICE POLICIES DISCUSSION CON'T. Reel 97-47, Side 1
Council reviewed Kubby's February 10, 1997 memo Police Policies as follows:
Written Policies (#3). Majority agreed to discuss this item after completion of the accreditation
process.
Downtime after gun is drawn (#4). Majority agreed to maintain present policy.
Crisis Plan (#5), City manager will develop and consider an overall emergency plan.
Non-violent demonstrators, Majority agreed to include non-violent demonstrator language in use
of force policy.
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Freedom of Information Act request- Release of DCI report. Majority of council directed City
Arty. Woito to draft a Freedom of Information Act request-for Release of DCI report conditioned
upon completion of all criminal investigations.
PCRB DISCUSSION
Reel 97-47, Side 1
Council agreed to re-schedule discussion of the PCRB draft ordinance to April 1,2 - 5 PM. Novick
noted that a p.h. will be scheduled to received public comments.
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED QUESTIONS
Reel 97-47, Side 1
Reviewed January 14 letter/questions from Citizens for Justice and Accountability in the death
of Eric Shaw.
Majority agreed additional follow-up is needed for the following questions::
#28, 29, 32b, 35-40 (response by Council), 47b, c, d, 48-51.
In response to Kubby, Novick stated other questions that have been submitted by the public will
be discussed next time.
Meeting adjourned 12:00 PM.
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