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MINUTES - September 11, 2001
CALL TO ORDER Chair John Watson called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: Bill Hoeft, Bev Smith, John Stratton
and John Watson; board members absent: Loren Horton.
Staff present: Legal Counsel Catherine Pugh, PCRB staff
Kellie Tuttle. Also in attendance was Captain Tom Widmer
of the ICPD and three unnamed students.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by Stratton and seconded by Hoeft to adopt the
consent calendar as presented or amended:
a. Minutes of the meeting on 8/22/01
b. ICPD General Order - Bomb Threats/Emergencies
c. ICPD General Order - Administration of Department
Training
d. ICPD Use of Force Report - July 2001
Motion carried, 4/0. Horton absent.
NEW BUSINESS Next month the Board will select a chair and a vice-chair.
Watson asked if Stratton and Horton would serve as an,
informal nominating committee since they have served on
the board the longest.
OLD BUSINESS Deferred until October 9th meeting.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
· Three unnamed students attended the meeting to find out
more information about the Board. They are writing a
class paper covering both sides of an issue. Watson
suggested they may want to come again or speak to
board members individually since the meeting was
shortened. Also, Watson informed them that Council had
voted to continue the Board without a sunset clause. The
unnamed students then asked several questions about
the Board.
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MEETING SCHEDULE
· October 9, 2001, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· November 13, 2001, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· December 11, 2001,7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
BOARD
INFORMATION Watson stated he had not heard back regarding his
response to the City Manager. He assumes the Council will
have that letter tonight. Tuttle informed the Board that
Council had not seen the letter and at the September 10th
work session Atkins stated he wasn't sure how he wanted to
handle the Board's response.
Watson thought that Hoeft and Smith should wait to share
some information about themselves until next meeting when
Horton is back. Pugh suggested the Board members should
share some information for Hoeft and Smith so Stratton and
Watson gave some background information about
themselves.
STAFF
INFORMATION Tuttle informed the members again that the only information
provided on the web site now is name and term.
Applications are public information and if requested, copies
will be given out. There will also be a contact list where
board members can be reached and where they would like
their packet mailed. This list is also public if all Board
member information is requested. Watson suggested that
members add their e-mail address as well.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by Stratton and seconded by Hoeft 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
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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. Open
session adjoumed at 7:15 P.M.
REGULAR
SESSION Regular session resumed at 7:25 P.M.
Motion by Hoefi, seconded by Stratton to extend deadline on
01-02 to November 15, 2001. Chair directed staff to draft
letter regarding extension.
Motion carried, 4/0. Horton absent.
Watson briefly updated new members on the Board's letter
to the City Manager regarding his request pertaining to 01-
01.
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Stratton and seconded by Hoeft.
Motion carried, 4/0. Horton absent.
Meeting adjourned at 7:32 P.M.
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