HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-20-1998 Communication POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
A Board of the City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240-1826
(319)356-5413
October 1 5, 1998
R. J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police (~[~1~7
iowa City Police Department
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240
Dear Chief Winkelhake:
Thank you for the Internal Investigations Summary and the accompanying
Internal Investigation Log. While reviewing the material, we believe there
may be a possible error in I.A.I. #97-4. Your report states that I.A.I. #97-4
involved two allegations and one officer. However, we believe that I.A.I.
#97-4 is the same as PCRB #97-1, which did indeed involve two allegations
but those allegations involved two officers and not one officer. You may
want to take a look at this.
For the Board to better understand the Internal Investigations Log, we
request that you send an annotated copy of this report reflecting the PCRB
complaint number where a PCRB complaint was filed. The Board also
requests that on further internal investigations, a cross-reference be made to
any PCRB complaint numbers. This would certainly help to reduce any
confusion on our part.
Thank you for your continuing assistance.
Sincerely,
Leah Cohen, Chair
Police Citizens Review Board
v/ cc: PCRB
POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
A Board of the City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52240-1826
(319)356-5413
October 15, 1998
R. J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police (~~
Iowa City Police Department
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City IA 52245
Dear Chief Winkelhake:
The PCRB was sorry you were unable to attend its meeting on October 13.
The Board would like to invite you to make a presentation on the issue of
building searches at its regular meeting on November 10, 1998. The
presentation should not exceed fifteen (15) minutes and will be followed by
a question and answer session. This meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m. in
the Lobby Conference Room. Would you please reply to Sandy Bauer so
that we can finalize the agenda.
The Board would like to invite you to review various police policies and
procedures at its regular meetings the second Tuesday of each month. We
will keep you apprised of the issues we would like to be presented and
discussed.
Would you also please provide twelve (12) copies of the policy/procedure on
building searches to accommodate the Board's review prior to the November
10 presentation.
Thank you for your continuing assistance.
Sincerely,
Leah Cohen, Chair
Police Citizens Review Board
v/ cc: PCRB
City of Iowa City
M MORANDUM
Date: October 19, 1998
To: Police Citizens Review Board
From: City Manager
Re: PCRB Ordinance - Time Requirements
In my memo of August 12, 1998 I requested the PCRB consider an amendment to the
ordinance that would provide for an extension of time with respect to the investigation of
complaints by the Police Department. As I indicated in my memorandum, although timeliness is
critical, the thoroughness should be of paramount concern in these investigations.
I note in your annual report recently submitted to the City Council that you have not
recommended any ordinance changes as suggested in my August 12 memo. There is no
mention of my request and your interest, agreement, disagreement, etc. In order that I may
discern the position of the PCRB, I would appreciate receiving a written response so that I may
determine what other action might be necessary on the part of my ofrico to encourage the
amendments to the PCRB ordinance. As indicated would be happy to appear before the
PCRB to discuss my concerns.
cc: City Council