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Home My WebLink About2024 - CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD - ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL REPORT City of Fort Collins CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD 2024 Annual Report Meetings Held Meetings Cancelled for Meeting 12 0 N/A 1. Assure appropriate review of Police Services Internal Affairs investigations through the subcommittee process. Meet all required timelines, including those for Subcommittee Meetings, Decision Memos, and Subcommittee Minutes. ACCOMPLISHED ● The CiRB reviewed four cases in 2024. There were no cases reviewed in 2023 and five cases were reviewed in 2022. 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 promptly when a response was called for. No new cases were 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 Citizen Review Board set a goal in 2024 to tour the Behavioral Health Services building at Longview. To comply with Open Meetings laws, interested CiRB members will need to set up individual tours and can report back at the next CiRB meeting. 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. ACCOMPLISHED ● The Required Core Training included in the 2024 Work Plan was completed for new and existing Board Members. The Core trainings are in Bold. ● January 10, 2024 o Sub-Committee Roles and Procedures Training: Sgt. Kim Cochran and Jenny Lopez Filkins ● February 14, 2024 o No Training – Subcommittee Review ● March 13, 2024 o No Training – Subcommittee Review ● April 10, 2024 o FCPS Department Overview: Lt. Jeremy Yonce ● May 3, 2024 o New Member Orientation Training: Sara Arfmann ● June 12, 2024 o Less Lethal Training: Lt. Mark Martinez ● July 10, 2024 o Mental Health Response Team Training: Officers Andy Leslie and Chris Bland ● August 14, 2024 o CIRT Overview ● September 11, 2024 o SWAT Training: Lt. Mark Martinez ● October 9, 2024 o Firearms Training: Sgt. Paul Wood ● November 13, 2024 o Domestic Violence Training: Detective Brandon Wootan ● December 11, 2024 o FCPS Staff Psychologist: Dr. Seals. PhD ● Ride-Along, Walk-Along, Sit-Along, Dispatch o More than half of the board members conducted Ride-Along 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 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 a 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 a 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 that 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 Case PSU2023-038 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CiRB Findings: Exonerated on all allegations. Chief’s Findings for Administrative Investigation PSU2023-038: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2023-038. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board’s findings of “exonerated” on the two allegations. Case PSU2024-004 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CiRB Findings: Exonerated on all allegations. Chief’s Findings for Administrative Investigation PSU2024-004: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2023-038. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board’s findings of “exonerated” on the two allegations. Case PSU2024-011 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CiRB Findings: Sustained on allegations 1 and exonerated on allegations 2 and 3. Chief’s Findings for Administrative Investigation PSU2024-011: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2024-011. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board’s findings of “sustained” for allegation 1, and “exonerated” on allegations 2 and 3. Case PSU2024-031 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CiRB Findings: Exonerated on all allegations. Chief’s Findings for Administrative Investigation: I have reviewed the materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2024-031. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of “exonerated” on both allegations for each of the involved employees.