HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-2003 Minutes POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES - January 21, 2003
CALL TO ORDER Chair John Stratton called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: John Watson, John Stratton, and
Loren Horton, Board members absent: Bev Smith and Bill
Hoeft. Legal Counsel Catherine Pugh (7:02) and Staff Kellie
Tuttle present. Also in attendance were Captain Matt
Johnson of the ICPD, Frank Gluck of the Iowa City Gazette
and Gigi Wood of the Iowa City Press Citizen.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by Horton and seconded by Watson to adopt the
consent calendar.
· Minutes of the meeting on 12/10/02
· Minutes of the meeting on 12/20/02
· ICPD Use of Force Report- November 2002
· ICPD Use of Force Report- December 2002
· ICPD Department Memorandum 02-57 (Sept & Oct Use
of Force Review)
· ICPD Quarterly/Summary Report- IAIR/PCRB, 2002
· ICPD General Order 99-10 (Domestic Violence)
· ICPD General Order 00-03 (Less Lethal Impact
Munitions)
· ICPD General Order 01-01 (Racial Profiling)
Motion carried 3/0, Hoeft and Smith absent.
OLD BUSINESS No old business.
NEW BUSINESS
· Memorandum from City Manager (Review of Traffic
Stop Policy - GO#99-07)
Stratton referred to the memo requesting the Board to review
the traffic stop general order #99-07. Horton requested a
copy of the Association of Police Chiefs' model policy of
Motor Vehicle Stops. Captain Johnson will provide a copy,
which will be included in the next packet. Stratton
emphasized that the memo asked the Board to look only at
the general order and not to review the incident that
occurred on October 11,2002. Watson suggested that
general order #99-07 should reference other general orders
that might appropriate to be kept in mind during traffic stops,
such as Use of Force, Weapons, etc. Stratton stated that
they should also look at possible omissions in the general
order and at the interpretation of the order in which there
may be some training issues.
Horton asked if there was a timeframe for their response.
Stratton informed him that there was no timeframe given.
Horton suggested delaying the response until March since
he will be gone for the February meeting and that he would
work on it in the meantime.
Captain Johnson informed the Board that the Department
will be reviewing the order in February. He also stated that
the Department planned on breaking out part of the existing
policy into a standard operating guideline so there's a
practical application, as well as a more global one. Johnson
will also include the IACP Concepts and issues Paper.
Watson felt that the Department's review and the PCRB's
review should get to the City Manager at the same time.
The Board decided that Horton would try to attend the
meeting by teleconference and possibly send in some
written comments.
· Review of newspaper articles
Stratton clipped out several of the recent articles out of area
papers regarding the Board, and a video Captain Johnson
did in 1999. Stratton suggested possibly running the video
again and distributing the brochure on traffic stops to
educate the public as to what is expected during a stop.
Watson said there was also an article in the paper that
mentioned there is a section of the ordinance about who can
file a complaint. The ordinance says the City Manager, the
Police Chief, the City Council or the Board may file a
complaint to the Board based upon a reasonable belief that
police misconduct has occurred regardless of personal
knowledge. In response to Watson's concern that a Council
Member had misunderstood who could file, Stratton
explained that the Council did discuss the possibility of filing
a complaint, but there was not a majority who wanted to do
SO.
· Review of PCRB duties
The Board packet included a copy of Ordinance #01-3976,
which includes Board procedures and duties. Stratton would
like to have members make sure they are familiar with the
ordinance.
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Stratton wanted to point out the justification of the review
which is included in Ordinance #01-3976, Section 8-8-2 (O)
stating, "The Board shall review police practices,
procedures, and written policies as those practices,
procedures, and written policies relate to the Police
Department's performance as a whole, and shall report their
recommendations, if any, to the City Council, City Manager
and Police Chief."
Stratton asked Pugh to research the difference between
obstruction of justice, and interference with an officer in the
performance of his duty. He also wanted to know if there is
a standard ordinance/law about refusal to obey a lawful
order.
PUBLIC
DISCUSSION No public discussion.
BOARD
INFORMATION Horton will be gone at the next meeting, but he will
communicate by electronic means.
STAFF
INFORMATION Tuttle informed the Board that there were copies available of
the Citizen's Summary (2204-2006 Proposed Financial Plan)
if any of the Board members were interested in having a
copy.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by Watson and seconded by Horton 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, 3/0, Hoeft and Smith absent. Open session
adjourned at 7:27.
REGULAR
SESSION Returned to open session at 7:45 P.M.
The Board directed staff to request additional information
cited in the Chief's repot[.
MEETING
SCHEDULE
· February 11,2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· March 11,2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· April 8, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· May 13, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Horton and seconded by Watson.
Motion carried, 3/0, Hoeft and Smith absent. Meeting
adjourned at 7:48.