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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-2002 Minutes POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD MINUTES - October 22, 2002 CALL TO ORDER Chair John Stratton called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. ATTENDANCE Board members present: John Stratton, Bev Smith and John Watson; board members absent: Bill Hoeft and Loren Horton. Legal Counsel Catherine Pugh and Staff Kellie Tuttie present. Also in attendance was Captain Tom Widmer of the ICPD. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Smith and seconded by Watson to adopt the consent calendar as presented or amended. · Minutes of the meeting on 09/10/02 ICPD Department Memorandum 02~44 · ICPD Use of Force Report - August 2002 · ICPD Quarterly/Summary Report- IAIR/PCRB, 2002 Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. REPORT FROM NOMINATING COMMITTEE Watson and Smith were on the nominating committee. The committee reported that they would like to nominate John Stratton as Chair and Loren Horton as Vice Chair of the Board for another year. CONSIDER MOTION TO FIX METHOD OF VOTING Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith for voting to be by voice vote. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF CHAIRPERSON Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith to nominate Stratton as the Chair of the Board. No other nominations were presented. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoett and Horton absent. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF VICE- CHAIRPERSON Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith to nominate Loren Horton as Vice-Chair of the Board. No other nominations were presented. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. OLD BUSINESS · Mailing for Service Clubs (video showing) A draft listing of service clubs selected by Horton was included in the packet. A draft letter regarding the video mailing was also included. The video was shown at the City Council work session on October 21st. Watson will present the video at the Noon Kiwanis Club on November 5. Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith to go ahead with the mailing to the service clubs that were selected by Horton. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. NEW BUSINESS Police Traffic Stop Data Study Stratton noted the memo from Horton in the packet listing his concerns. Stratton stated that the study does not address if there is discrimination in deciding whom to stop. Watson said it was premature to discuss in detail but thought that the Board should review the information when there is a full year worth of data. Stratton stated the purpose of the Board was to look at these issues on a complaint basis, not Department-wide. The Board agreed to review and discuss the one year study after completion. PUBLIC DISCUSSION No public discussion. BOARD INFORMATION Stratton received a phone call from a person complaining about harassment by a City employee. Stratton informed the caller that the Board only deals with complaints concerning sworn officers, Widmer indicated that the person in question is not a sworn officer. Legal Counsel Pugh stated this was out of the Board's jurisdiction. STAFF INFORMATION Turtle informed the Board that at the October 7th work session the City Council directed Staff that they wanted minutes for Boards and Commissions within 21 days of the meetings. Minutes can be in draft form. The Council will continue to receive final minutes after Board approval. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Watson and seconded by Smith to adjourn into Executive Session. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. Open session adjourned at 7:34 P.M. REGULAR SESSION Returned to open session at 8:00 P.M. Motion by Smith and seconded by Watson to accept the level of review for the Chief's report on PCRB Complaint #02-03 and #02-04 at 8-8-7(B)(1 )(a), on the record with no additional investigation, in accordance with the Ordinance. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. Motion by Smith and seconded by Watson to grant the Chief an additional extension on Complaint #02-01 for 45 days and extend Complaint #02-02 until December 20th to complete the reports. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Smith and seconded by Watson. Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Horton absent. Meeting adjourned at 8:03 P.M.