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PCRBPUBLICREPORTTOTHEclrYCOUNCILIRelnvesfigationofcomplaintPCRB987ThisistheReportofthePoliceCitizensReviewBoardthe3oardreviewoftheinvestigationofComplaintPCRB987theComplaintBOARDSRESPONSIBILITYUndertheCityCodeoftheCityofIowaCitySection887BtheBoardsjobistoreviewthePoliceChiefsReportReportofhisinvestigationofacomplaintagainstanofficerandSection882requiresthattheCityManagerinvestigatetheclaimassertedagainstthePoliceChiefandreporttotheBoardandtheCityCouncilUndertheCityCodeoftheCityofIowaCitySection887BtheBoardsjobistoreviewthePoliceChiefsandorCityManagersReportReportoftheinvestigationofacomplaintSection887B2oftheCityCoderequirestheBoardtoapplyareasonablebasisstandardofreviewtotheReportandtogivedeferencetotheReportbecauseofthePoliceChiefsorCitysManagersrespectiveprofessionalexpertiseWhiletheCityCodedirectstheBoardtomakefindingsoffactitalsorequiresthattheBoardrecommendthatthePoliceChieforCityManagerreverseormodifyhisfindingsonlyiftheyareunsupportedbysubstantialevidenceareunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousorarecontrarytoaPoliceDepartmentpolicyorpracticeoranyFederalStateorlocallawSections887B2abandcBOARDSPROCEDUREOnMarch171998thisComplaimwasreceivedattheOfficeoftheCityClerkBecausetheComplaintconcernedanofficerandthePoliceChiefcopiesofitwerereferredtoboththePoliceChiefandtheCityManagerforinvestigationasrequiredbySection885oftheCityCodeTheChiefcompletedhisReportandsubmittedittotheBoardonMarch311998TheCityManagercompletedhisReportandsubmittedittotheBoardonthesamedayTheBoardvotedtoreviewtheComplaintinaccordancewithSection887B1awhichmeansthatitchosetoreviewthematterontherecordbefore 2itwithoutadditionalinvestigationTheBoardmetonMarch31April7andApril151998toconsiderbothReportsFINDINGSOFFACTThisComplaintisoneoftenfiledin1997and1998bythecomplainantThecomplainantstatesthathedoesnotwantthepolicetocontacthimbytelephoneHealsostatesthathepreviouslyconveyedthismessageinwritingtotheCityManagerInMarch1998apoliceofficercalledthecomplainantshomeandleftamessageonthecomplainantsansweringmachineTheofficermadethiscallinthecourseofinvestigatinganearliercomplaintfiledwiththePCRBbythiscomplainantTheinvestigationbytheChiefapparentlyconsistedofadiscussionwiththeofficerwholeftthemessageTheChiefaddressedthefollowingallegationsinhisReport1Thepolicehaveharassedthecomplainant2ThecomplainantisbeingdeniedhisrighttoliveinpeaceTheinvestigationbytheCityManagerconsistedofaninterviewwiththeofficerwholeftthemessageTheCityManageraddressedthefollowingallegationinhisReport1ThepolicethroughtheofficerwholeftthemessageharassedthecomplainantCONCLUSIONTheChiefsReoortAllegation1ThepoliceharassedthecomplainantTheofficerleftamessageonthecomplainantsansweringmachineinthecourseofinvestigatingapreviouscomplaintfiledbythiscomplainantThiscontactwasmadeinaccordancewithCityCode885B4requiringthatcomplainantsbeinterviewedduringtheinvestigationofcomplaintsThereisnoevidenceofharassmentAccordinglytheallegationisNOTSUSTAINEDAllegation2ThepolicearedenyingthecomplainanthisrighttoliveinpeaceThereisnoevidencetosustainthisallegationAccordinglytheallegationisNOTSUSTAINED CONCLUSIONTheCityManaersReportAllegation1ThepoliceharassedthecomplainantThereisnoevidenceofpoliceharassmentinthecontactthatisthembjectofthisallegationeitherbytheofficerwholeftthemessageorbythePoliceChiefAccordinglytheallegationisNOTSUSTAINEDDATEDApril11998