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MINUTES - October 10, 2000
CALL TO ORDER Chair John Watson called the meeting to order at 7:00
P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: Leah Cohen, Paul Hoffey, Loren
Horton, John Stratton, and John ~Natson. Staff present:
PCRB Assistant Sandy Bauer.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by Stratton and seconded by Cohen to adopt the
Consent Calendar as presented:
a. Minutes of 9/26/00 meeting
ICPD General Order O0~06 - Special Purpose Vehicles
c. ICPD General Order 00-07 - Police Cyclist
ICPD General Order 00~08 - Weapons
e. ICPD General Orders Alphabetic Index
ICPD September Training Report
ICPD September Training Newsletter
h. ICPD Training Bulletin - 01-18
ICPD Training Bulletin - 01-17
j. ICPD Training Bulletin - 01-19
ICPD Training Bulletin - 01
Hoffey stated the General Orders are meeting the
standards of COLLEA. A short discussion was held
regarding b, c, and d.
Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL - Receive PCRB Public Report #00-03
ELECTION OF
OFFICERS Chair Watson recommended that the method of voting
prescribed by the Board for election of officers be verbal
nominations from the floor and voting by voice with
majority vote. Motion by Cohen and seconded by Hoffey
to accept this recommendation. Motion carried, 5/0, all
members present.
Hoffey nominated John Watson as Chairperson, seconded
by Cohen. Horton moved to close nominations, seconded
by Stratton. Motions carried, 5/0, all members present.
John Watson re-elected as Chair of the PCRB.
Cohen nominated John Stratton as Vice-Chairperson,
seconded by Hoffey. Hoffey moved to close
nominations, seconded by Horton. Motions carried, 5/0,
all members present.
John Stratton elected as Vice-Chair of the PCRB.
PRESENTATION Sergeant Sid Jackson of the ICPD spoke to the Board
about his attendance at the Southern Police Institute at
the University of Louisville, to include his research paper
on Racial Profiling. (At the end of his presentation the
Board requested that he provide members with a copy of
his research paper.)
PCRB GOALS The Board reviewed its goals as set out in their last
annual report. Watson suggested that the focus for
forums could be ICPD policies, procedures and practices,
together with the PCRB videotape.
Watson reported that the videotape would not be
developed by Bob Hardy until after the election.
Two items were added under Board Education:
1. Encourage continuation of the PCRB
2. Actively pursue more diversity in future board
members
The ICPD General Orders Alphabetic Index was reviewed.
The Board directed staff to invite the Chief or his
designee to the December Board meeting to discuss
Arrests Procedures. Staff was also directed to invite the
Chief or his designee to the January 2001 Board meeting
to discuss Internal Affairs and Discipline. The Board
requested that these presentations not exceed 30
minutes, with questions and answers to follow.
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Other topics for future presentations include:
· Use of Force
· Weapons
· Police Pursuits
· Searches and Seizures
Staff was directed to prepare updated PCRB Goals for the
next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS None
OLD BUSINESS None
PUBLIC DISCUSSION None
MEETING SCHEDULE
· Special Meeting October 24, 2000 - Cancelled
Regular Meeting rescheduled for November 7,
2000, 7:00 P.M.
· Regular Meeting December 12, 2000
· Regular Meeting January 9, 2001
BOARD
INFORMATION John Watson: participated in Council for International
Visitors to Iowa City (CIVIC) meeting at the request of
Mary Neuhauser.
STAFF INFORMATION None
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by Stratton and seconded by Cohen 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
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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 8:45 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular session resumed at 9:00 P.M.
Motion by Horton and seconded by Hoffey to approve
PCRB Final Report on Complaint #00-03, as amended,
and forward it to the City Council. Motion carried, 5/0,
all members present.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Hoffey and seconded by
Stratton. Motion carried, 5/0, all members present.
Meeting adjourned at 9:03 P.M.
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