HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-2000 Minutes POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES - April 11, 2000
CALL TO ORDER Chair J. Watson called the meeting to order at 7:00
P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: L. Cohen, P. Farrant, P. Hoffey,
J. Stratton and J. Watson. Staff present: Legal Counsel
C. Pugh and PCRB Assistant S. Bauer. Lieutenant R.
Wyss was also in attendance.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by P. Farrant and seconded by L. Cohen to adopt
the Consent Calendar, to include:
a. Minutes 3/28/00 meeting
b. Memorandum dated 4/4/00 from City Manager
re meeting schedule
c. ICPD March Training Report
d. ICPD March Training Newsletter
e. ICPD Training Bulletin 00-18
f. ICPD Training Bulletin 00-19
g. ICPD Training Bulletin 00-20
h. ICPD Training Bulletin 00-22
i. ICPD Training Bulletin 00-24
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
PCRB requests a 45-day extension of time to July 5,
2000, to file its Public Report on PCRB #99-08 because
(1) the Board is awaiting additional investigative
information from the Police Department, and (2) the
Board will be interviewing the complainant.
NEW BUSINESS None
OLD BUSINESS None
PUBLIC DISCUSSION None
MEETING WITH
CITY COUNCIL The Memorandum dated April 4, 2000, from the City
Manager suggested a joint meeting with the PCRB and
the City Council on May 1 at 6:30 p.m. Board members
agreed to this date and time. A discussion followed
regarding PCRB concerns/issues. One issue the Board
would like to address is the sunset clause in the
ordinance. It is the consensus of the Board that the
PCRB should continue in existence beyond August 1,
2001. J. Watson will prepare a working document
outlining the issues for discussion at the next meeting. J.
Watson will call the Mayor in follow-up to Watson's
earlier letter dated January 13, 2000.
MEETING SCHEDULE
· Special Meeting April 25, 2000
· Joint Meeting with City Council, May 1, 2000
· Regular Meeting May 9, 2000
· Special Meeting May 23, 2000
Regular Meeting June 13, 2000
BOARD
INFORMATION None
STAFF -
INFORMATION S. Bauer - reported she gave a presentation about the
PCRB to the Iowa City Chapter of the AARP on April 3.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by P. Farrant and seconded by P. Hoffey to
adjourn into Executive Session based on Section 21.5
(1)la) 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, 5/0, all members present.
Open session adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular meeting resumed at 9:05 P.M.
Motion by J. Stratton and seconded by P. Farrant to
review the Chief's Report on PCRB Complaint #99-08 at
level $-8-7 B.1 (b) and (e); interview/meet with
complainant, and performance by Board of its own
additional investigation, in accordance with the
Ordinance. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Motion by P. Farrant and seconded by P. Horley to
request from the City Council an extension of 45 days to
July 5, 2000, to file its Public Report on PCRB #99-08.
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Chair Watson stated additional information will be
requested from the Chief'regarding Complaint #99-08.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by P. Horley and seconded by L.
Cohen. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Meeting adjourned at 9:06 P.M.