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MINUTES - May 23, 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. Hoffe¥,
J. Stratton and J. Watson. Staff present: Legal Counsel
C. Pugh and PCRB Assistant S. Bauer. Captain T.
Widmer was also in attendance.
PCRB #99-09 Officer waived right to name-clearing hearing.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by J. Stratton and seconded by P. Farrant to
adopt the Consent Calendar, as amended:
Minutes of 519100 meeting
General Order - Civil Rights
c. General Order - Alarm-Open Door Response
d. ICPD Memorandum 00-28 (January & February use of Force
Review)
e. Copy of memo dated 5/t8/00 from Steven Kanner to Stephen
Atkins and copied to PCRB Chair Watson,
Copy of memo dated 5/22/00 from Stephen Atkins to Steven
Kanner and copied to Chair Watson.
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
· Receive PCRB Public Report 899-09
· Request a 60-day extension, to August 1, 2000, to
complete its Public Report on #99-10 in order to
review additional information the Board is requesting
from the Chief.
NEW BUSINESS None
OLD BUSINESS None
PUBLIC DISCUSSION None
MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular Meeting June 13, 2000
Special Meeting June 27, 2000 {Watson will be
absent)
Regular Meeting July 11, 2000
· Special Meeting July 25, 2000
· Regular Meeting August 8, 2000
J. Stratton will be absent the month of August.
J. Watson will be absent the weeks of June 26, July 24
and July 31.
S. Bauer will be absent the weeks of July 24 and July
31,
Staff was directed to put the annual report on the next
agenda.
Due to Housing Authority need for use of the Lobby
Conference Room, the PCRB meeting on June 13 will be
held in the City Attorney's Conference Room.
BOARD
INFORMATION J. Watson was contacted by a Gazette reporter
regarding race-based traffic stops. Watson reiterated
that the Board wants to look at one full year's
worth of information.
STAFF
INFORMATION None
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by L. Cohen and seconded by P. Farrant 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, 5/0, all members present.
Open session adjourned at 7:25 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular meeting resumed at 9:45 P.M.
Motion by L. Cohen and seconded by P. Hoffey to
approve PCRB Public Report on #99-09, as amended, and
forward it to the City Council. Motion carried, 5/0, all
members present.
Motion by L. Cohen and seconded by P. Farrant to amend
the level of review on PCRB #99-10, to include 8-8-7
B. 1 (e), performance by Board of its own additional
investigation. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Motion by P. Farrant and seconded by J. Stratton to
request from the City Council a 60-day extension of time
on PCRB Complaint 899-10 in order to review additional
information the Board is requesting from the Chief.
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Staff was directed to prepare a letter to Chief Winkelhake
requesting further information regarding PCRB #99-10.
Motion by L, Cohen and seconded by P. Farrant to review
the Chief's Report on PCRB Complaint #00-01 at level 8-
8-7 B.1 (a), on the record with no additional investigation,
in accordance with the Ordinance. Motion carried, 5/0,
all members present.
The first draft of PCRB Public Reports #99-08 and
800-01 will be discussed at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by L. Cohen and seconded by P.
Hoffey. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M.