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POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES - July 3, 2003
CALL TO ORDER Chair John Stratton called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Board members present: John Stratton, Loren Horton, David Bourgeois;
Board members absent: John Watson, Bev Smith. Staff Kellie Tuttle also
present. Legal Counsel Catherine Pugh absent. Also in attendance was
Lt. Sid Jackson of the ICPD and citizen Candy Barnhill.
CONSENT
CALENDAR Motion by Horton and seconded by Bourgeois to adopt the consent
calendar.
· Minutes of the meeting on 05/27/03
· ICPD Use of Force Report- May 2003
Motion carried 3/0, Smith and Watson absent.
NEW BUSINESS
· NACOLE Membership
Turtle informed the Board the membership was up for renewal and the
cost is $100. Stratton explained that NACOLE is a national organization
of boards and committees such as the PCRB. Stratton stated that they
can still have access to information on the website without a membership.
Motion by Bourgeois, seconded by Horton to not renew membership.
Motion carried 3/0, Smith and Watson absent.
·Annual Report
Turtle provided the Board with a draft of the annual report. Stratton
wanted to add some information about the Board's review of the
Department's traffic stop procedures and member changes. Stratton will
get the additions to Tuttle for the August meeting.
OLD BUSINESS No old business.
PUBLIC
DISCUSSION No public discussion.
BOARD
INFORMATION Horton will be attending the August 12th meeting.
STAFF
INFORMATION No staff information.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION Motion by Horton and seconded by Bourgeois to adjourn to 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
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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. Open session adjourned at 4:20 P.M. Smith and
Watson absent.
REGULAR
SESSION Returned to open session at 5:20 P.M.
Motion by Horton and seconded by Bourgeois to extend the level of review
of Complaint #03-02 to 8-8-7-B (a) (b) (e). Motion carried 3/0, Smith and
Watson absent.
Motion by Horton and seconded by Bourgeois to extend the level of review
of Complaint 03-01 to 8-8-7B (a) (b) (e). Motion carried 3/0, Smith and
Watson absent.
Motion by Bourgeois and seconded by Horton to request a 30 day
extension for complaint 03-02. Motion carried 3/0, Smith and Watson
absent.
The Board directed staff to request a brief presentation from Caption
Johnson at the August 12th meeting regarding the audio/video
training/procedures and any perceived problems.
Tuttle reminded the Board of the vacancy pending Smith's removal and
that only one application had been filed for the vacancy. The deadline for
applications is August 13th.
MEETING
SCHEDULE
· August 12, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· September 9, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· October 14, 2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
· November 11,2003, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room
ADJOURNMENT Motion for adjournment by Horton and seconded by Bougeois.
Motion carried 3/0, Smith and Watson absent. Meeting adjourned at 5:27
P.M.