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2021 Annual Report - February 9, 2021
1.Assure appropriate review of Police Services Internal Affairs investigations through subcommittee
process. Meet all required timelines, including those for Subcommittee Meetings, Decision Memos,
and Subcommittee Minutes.
ACCOMPLISHED
• The CRB reviewed 1 case in 2021. This was a significant decrease from the 5 cases in 2020 and
the 4 cases in 2019. All cases were reviewed and documentation from Committee and
Subcommittee meetings, and were submitted within the City Code timeline.
2.Chair and/or Vice-Chair will regularly monitor the Citizen Review Board voicemail and email and
handle or forward any issues raised promptly and appropriately, as dictated by the nature of the
communication.
ACCOMPLISHED
•All voicemail and email inquiries were answered timely, where a response was called for.
There were no new cases initiated through either of these communication channels.
3.Recognize and pursue opportunities to liaise with other appropriate Boards and Commissions,
such as the Human Relations Commission, as well as other community agencies whose
purpose encompasses similar or parallel missions, such as Crime- Stoppers.
ACCOMPLISHED
• The Vice Chair participated in the Boards and Commission Listening Session for the recruitment
of the next City Manager.
• The Vice Chair attended the virtual Stakeholder Forum with the five finalists for the new
Natural Areas Director.
4.Arrange and provide appropriate training modules for new and existing Board Members
throughout the year. Identify, prioritize, and schedule training for any additional noted
opportunities.
PARTIALLY ACCOMPLISHED
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The Required Core Training included in the 2021 Work Plan was partially completed for new and
existing Board Members.
●New Member Orientation (to include CRB legal environment/probable cause training)
○Senior Assistant City Attorney Jenny Lopez-Filkins - February 1, 2021
●Mock Subcommittee Training
○Not Accomplished
●Internal Affairs Process
○Sgt. Frank Barrett - February 10, 2021
●How To Conduct An Investigation
○Justin Schuh - March 10, 2021
●Firearms/Swat/Less Lethal
○Tactical Decision Making, Lt. David Pearson, FCPS - April 14, 2021
○FCPS SWAT Introduction, Lt. Dan Murphy and Sgt. Gar Haugo, FCPS - June 9, 2021
○Firearms Familiarization and Use of Force Simulation, Sgt. Paul Wood, FCPS - August
11, 2021
●Confidentiality Of Cases
○Lt. Adam McCaimbridge, FCPS - April 14, 2021
Additional Training Options requested by the board for 2021.
●Mental Health And Intellectual Disabilities
○FCPS Mental Health Response Team - May 12, 2021
■Officer Annie Hill, BS, CIT, CAC, FCPS
■Officer Chris Bland, BS, CIT, FCPS
■Leslie Craig, LCSW, UC Health Behavioral Health Clinical
Co-Responder
■Dan Dworkin, Ph.D., FCPS
●Tour of Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Training Center
○Sgt. Paul Wood and Officer Tammy Tracy, FCPS - August 11, 2021
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Additional Training Continued:
●Domestic Violence Investigation Unit - September 28, 2021
○Det. Julia Chenoweth, FCPS
○Britta Davis, Victim Witness Specialist, FCPS
○Melissa Funk, Victim Services Supervisor
○Stacie Sutter, Crossroads Safehouse
●Neighborhood Engagement Team
○Sgt. Justin Gallimore, FCPS - October 13, 2021
●School Resource Officer Program
○Sgt. Laura Lunsford, FCPS - November 10, 2021
●Ride-Along, Walk-Along, Sit-Along (Dispatch)
○More than half of the board members conducted Ride-Alongs with Officers at
various dates throughout the year.
2021 Case Review
In 2016 and beyond, all cases were changed to the PSU2016-XXX style to better utilize the
numbering system. PSU stands for Professional Standards Unit.
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1.PSU2016-022 PSU2017-127 PSU2019-002 PSU2019-062 PSU2020-056
2.PSU2016-025 PSU2018-014 PSU2019-032 PSU 2020-042
3.PSU2016-026 PSU2018-029 PSU2019-038 PSU 2020-051
4.PSU2016-027 PSU2019-048 PSU 2020-057
5.PSU2016-037 PSU 2020-017
6.PSU2016-038
7.PSU2016-056
8.PSU2017-003
9.PSU2017-007
10.PSU2017-013
11.PSU2017-015
12.PSU2017-035
13.PSU2017-078
14.PSU2017-081
15.PSU2017-082
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Duties and functions of the Citizen Review Board can be found in the City of Fort Collins Municipal
Code/Charter at https://library.municode.com/co/fort_collins/codes/municipal_code;Chapter 2 –
Administration; Article III; Division 8; Section 2
1)At the request of the City Manager or the Chief of Police, to make recommendations to the City
Manager or the Chief of Police concerning the interpretation of police policies and procedures.
2)To review the following categories of internal investigations conducted by Police Services:
a. Investigations involving police officer or community service officer use of deadly force,
whether or not the use of such force actually results in death;
b.Investigations initiated by the written complaint of any person involved in an incident
occurring within one (1) year of said complaint, when such person alleges that: (i) a police
officer or community service officer used force or discharged a firearm in violation of
administrative policy or applicable law, (ii) a police officer or community service officer
committed a crime, or (iii) as a result of a police officer's or community service officer's act or
failure to act, a person sustained severe injury or death or suffered a civil rights violation;
c.Any other investigations as requested by the City Manager or the Chief of Police.
(3) To review any decision of the Chief of Police regarding the merits of any other investigation for
which a review has not been conducted by the Board pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Section, if
review is requested in writing by a person involved in the investigated incident and such person
alleges police officer or community service officer misconduct occurring within one (1) year of
said request.
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(4)To reconsider any review previously conducted by the Board if the Board determines that
significant new information has become available which previously was not reasonably available
to the Board, the complainant or to Police Services.
(5) Upon the request of any other public law enforcement entity operating within the City, to review
the internal investigations of such entity if the matter being investigated occurred within the City.
(6) To make annual reports to the City Council and City Manager concerning the activities and
recommendations of the Board;
(7) To perform such functions as are committed to it by other ordinances or resolutions of the City.
(Ord. No. 76, 1998, § 1, 8-4-98; Ord. No. 130, 2002, § 7, 9-17-02)
Classification of Complaints can be found at https://www.fcgov.com/police/employee-conduct.php
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