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City of Fort Collins
Citizen Review Board
2023 Annual Report
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1. Assure appropriate review of Police Services Internal Affairs investigations through
the subcommittee process. Meet all required timelines, including those for Subcommittee
Meetings, including those for Subcommittee Meetings, Decision Memos, and
Subcommittee Minutes.
ACCOMPLISHED
• The CRB reviewed 0 cases in 2023. This was a decrease from the 5 cases
reviewed in 2022, and the 1 case reviewed in 2021.
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.
Carried Over to 2024 Work Plan
• The Board would like to tour Behavioral Health Services at Longview and meet with
staff to discuss new resources in our community. The facility opened in September
2023, and this will be on our 2024 Work Plan.
4. Arrange and provide appropriate training modules for new and existing Board
Members throughout the year. Identify, prioritize, and schedule trainings for any additional
noted opportunities.
ACCOMPLISHED
The Required Core Trainings included in the 2023 Work Plan were completed for new and
existing Board Members.
The Core trainings are in Bold.
• January 11, 2023
o Legal Training – Deputy City Attorney Jenny Lopez Filkins
• February 8, 2023
o Internal Affairs Process – Sgt Kim Cochran
• March 8, 2023
o No Training
• April 12, 2023
o CIRT Overview
• May 10, 2023
o FCPS Department Overview
• June 14, 2023
o Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement (HOPE) – Sgt Annie Hill
• July 12, 2023
o FCPS K9 Program
• August 9, 2023
o Firearms Training/Orientation – Sgt Paul Wood
• September 13, 2023
o School Resource Office Program – Sgt Andy Ferraro
• October 11, 2023
o FCPS Executive Staff Meet & Greet
• November 8, 2023
o FCPS Hiring Process and Police Academy – Sgt Mike Boward
• December 13, 2023
o FCPS Defensive Tactics – Officer Erin Feit and Corporal Nick Rogers
• Ride-Along, Walk-Along, Sit-Along (Dispatch)
o More than half of the board members conducted Ride-Alongs with
Officers on various dates throughout the year.
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/fortcollins/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.
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 entities 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