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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-22-2002 Minutes DR~4FT POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD MINUTES - September 10, 2002 CALL TO ORDER Chair John Stratton called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. ATTENDANCE Board members present: Loren Horton, John Stratton, John Watson, and Bev Smith; board member absent: Bill Hoeft. Legal Counsel Catherine Pugh and Staff Kellie Turtle also present. Also in attendance was Captain Tom Widmer of the ICPD and Kellie Casino of the Daily Iowan. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Horton and seconded by Watson to adopt the consent calendar as amended. · Minutes of the meeting on 07/09/02 · ICPD Use of Force Report- June 2002 · ICPD Use of Force Report- July 2002 · ICPD Department Memorandum 02-36 Motion carried, 4/0, Hoeft absent. OLD BUSINESS · NACOLE Membership Renewal Stratton informed the Board that associate membership is $100 a year and gives the Board a listing on NACOLE's organization membership list, access to the list, and the privilege of attending conferences. Watson and Stratton are in favor of it for another year in order to contact other organizations. Smith questioned how much use the Board has made of the service on average. Stratton said not a tremendous amount; however, he felt that it was worth another year. Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith to renew the membership for another year. Motion carried, 4/0, Hoeff absent. ·Mailing for Service Clubs (video showing) Stratton informed the Board that this item is in relation to sending a letter to service clubs regarding lending out the PCRB video to the clubs for presentations, The Board needed to define "service club" because of the vast amount of clubs/organizations listed at the Library. The Board PCRB-Page 2 September 10, 2002 Dz~,~4FT agreed to have Horton generate a list with Turtle and have a draft by the next meeting. ·Peace Officer Appointment Watson questioned whether Hoer had decided to move to Coralville and referred to the memo on residency requirements. Hoer currently resides in Iowa City. If Hoer does move, the Board or Hoer would then make a request to council to waive the residency requirements. NEW BUSINESS ·Nominating Committee Next month the Board will select a chair and a vice-chair. Stratton asked if Watson and Smith would serve on the committee, both accepted. PUBLIC DISCUSSION Captain Widmer informed the Board that there are 2 or 3 pending complaints right now that the Chief may request extensions on. The complainants' legal advisors are telling them not to meet with the ICPD and not to take part in any internal investigation until after the cases are taken care of in court. MEETING SCHEDULE and FUTURE AGENDAS The meeting of October 8th has been rescheduled to October 22nd to provide opportunity for the Police Chief to file his reports for review. · October 22, 2002, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room · November 12, 2002, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room · December 10, 2002, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room · January 14, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room BOARD INFORMATION Stratton received a call from a City Council member regarding items submitted for the board packet by the public. Stratton had stated at a previous meeting that he would view all items closely and decide whether the items should be included in the packet. The Council member stated that everything submitted to PCRB should be looked at by everyone on the Board just as the City Council does. All correspondence will be provided to the Board in the future. PCRB-Page 3 September 10, 2002 DRAFT Horton attended the August 19th council work session to report the findings of the traffic stop data study. The study will be included in the next packet for discussion, along with other correspondence concerning the study. Horton cannot attend the October 22nd meeting and will prepare a written summary of the report given at the council work session. STAFF INFORMATION Tuttle stated that the Board packets are now being scanned so that the public can access them at the City's web site: icgov.org. All public portions of previous packets dating from 1997 forward are also available on line. Tuttle also informed the Board that the brochure/complaint form is in the process of being put on the web site so that the public can have access at all times. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Watson and seconded by Horton to adjourn into Executive Session. Motion carried, 4/0, Hoeft absent. Open session adjourned at 7:32 p.m. REGULAR SESSION Returned to open session at 8:50 p.m. Motion by Watson and seconded by Horton to grant the Police Chief a 45-day extension to October 18, 2002 to complete his report on Complaint #02-01. Motion carried 4/0, Hoeff absent. ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Smith and seconded by Horton. Motion carried 4/0, Hoeft absent. Meeting adjourned at 8:53 P.M.