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MINUTES - February 22, 2000
CALL TO ORDER Chair J. Watson called the meeting to order at 7:05
P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: L. Cohen, P. Horley, J. Stratton
and J. Watson; member absent: P. Farrant. Staff
present: Legal Counsel C. Pugh (7:08 p.m.) and PCRB
Assistant S. Bauer. Captain T. Widmer was also in
attendance.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by J. Stratton and seconded by P. Hoffey to
adopt the Consent Calendar, to include:
a. Minutes of 2/8/00 meeting
b. ICPD General Order 99-03, Prisoner Transport
c. ICPD Use of Force Report, January 2000
Discussion followed. Chair Watson requested that the
PCRB minutes reflect the items listed and approved in
the Consent Calendar. Motion carried, 4/0, Farrant
absent.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL None
NEW BUSINESS None
OLD BUSINESS Plans for Meeting with City Council
Chair reported he has not received a response from the
Mayor about a meeting time. Further discussion deferred.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION Captain Widmer stated that the responsibility for
the preparation of the ICPD Use of Force Report
rotates, and a new person prepared the recent
Report.
MEETING SCHEDULE
· Special Meeting March 7, 2000
· Regular Meeting March 14, 2000
Special Meeting March 28, 2000
· Regular Meeting April 11, 2000
· Special Meeting April 25, 2000
L. Cohen will be gone during University spring break, the
week of March 13; C. Pugh will be gone March 1-12.
BOARD
INFORMATION Chair reported he spoke with Chief Winkelhake about
attending the meeting on March 14 to talk about data
collection on race-based stops. Watson will confirm with
the Chief.
Watson noted a busy week for the PCRB in the media:
Cedar Rap/ds Gazette, Channel KGAN story, Des Moines
Reg/ster stories.
STAFF
INFORMATION None
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by L. Cohen and seconded by P. Hoffey to adjourn into
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. Motion carried,
4/0, Farrant absent.. Open session adjourned at 7:20 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular meeting resumed at 9:00 P.M.
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A meeting will be held on March 7 to address next drafts of
PCRB Reports on #99-05, #99-06 and a first draft of #99-07.
Motion by L. Cohen and seconded by P. Hoffey to review the
Chief's Report on PCRB Complaint #99-07 at level 8-8-7 B. 1 (a),
on the record with no additional investigation, in accordance
with the Ordinance. Motion carried, 4/0, Farrant absent.
The Board agreed that the timeliness decision previously made
regarding PCRB Complaint #99-08 still stands. The Chair will
communicate this in writing to the Chief, granting an extension
for completion of his report to April 6, 2000. PCRB legal
counsel was directed to advise the City Attorney also.
Regarding PCRB Complaint #00-01, the Board agreed that Part
4 and Part 6 of the narrative attached to the Complaint is
timely. Chair Watson will communicate this in writing to the
Chief, also requesting relevant case file information regarding
this complaint.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by P. Hoffey and seconded by L.
Cohen. Motion carried, 4/0, Farrant absent. Meeting
adjourned at 9:04 P.M.