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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. 2 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.