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Citizen Review Board
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, November 17, 1999
City of Fort Collins Human Resources Conference Room
Present: Rick Aulino, Brian Carroll, Hal Dean — Staff Liaison, Monica Garica,
Becky Richardson, Carole Stansfield, Greg Tempel — City Attorney's
Office, Wendy Hartzell — Staff.
Absent: Sam Blanco, Donald Colby, and Chuck Wanner, Council Liaison.
Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. The October 20,
1999 minutes were read. Rick Aulino made a motion to
amend the Case Number under "Subcommittee Selection"
from "IA #22-39" to NA #99-39." Carole Stansfield
seconded. There was no further discussion and the motion
carried 5-0. Mr. Aulino then made a motion to accept the
October minutes as amended. Ms. Stansfield seconded. No
discussion and the motion carried 5-0.
Business: Monica Garcia has a new work telephone number, which is 229-
0700.
It was announced that Board member Sam Blanco has resigned.
There was some discussion about the process for filling the
vacancy, which the City Clerk's Office will be coordinating.
There was further discussion about how the subcommittee
names would be rearranged. Rick Aulino made a motion to
remove Mr. Blanco's name and move the remaining names
up one position accordingly for each subcommittee. Carole
Stansfield seconded. No discussion and the motion carried
5-0.
Hal Dean announced there is a new case (Case #99-29) that is
ready for distribution. There was lengthy discussion regarding
how to distribute the case considering member absences, time
constraints and the process detailed in the proposed Bylaws.
Brian Carroll made a motion that, because of the
unavailability of Donald Colby at the present time, his name
be removed from the review subcommittee for Case #99-29
and subsequent subcommittee members be moved up one
position accordingly. Monica Garcia seconded. No
discussion and the motion carried 5-0.
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Bylaws: There was continuing discussion and review of the proposed
Bylaws.
Under Article III, Meetings of Entire Board, Section 3.6, "City
Clerk or designee" will be deleted and "City staff' will be added.
Under Article V, Section 5.1, Selection of Subcommittee, there
was much discussion about how to accommodate member
absences, potential conflicts of interest and time constraints. II
was agreed that third sentence of this section will be revised to
state "Upon the Chairperson's selecting the members to serve
on a review subcommittee, the Fort Collins Police Services
liaison will contact...."
Rick Aulino made a motion that the Bylaws be accepted with the
noted changes, however, after discussion, the motion was
withdrawn. Greg Temple will bring another draft of the
Bylaws to the December meeting for final approval.
Other
Discussion: Brian Carroll raised the concern about the Board's ability to
communicate to the Chief of Police regarding patterns of
violations or reoccurring issues in the cases that are reviewed.
It was clarified that the Board can communicate these concerns
to the Chief via the form memo, however the communication
must be in reference to the sufficiency and accuracy of the
investigation at hand in order to remain under the purview of the
Ordinance which created the Board.
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Page: Rick Aulino presented a possible web page for the Board that he
has designed. He has been working with the City's IT
Department and believes the web page to be within the City's
design standards. The information that would be provided via
this page is all public information. Regarding continued
maintenance of the page, Mr. Aulino has offered to take on this
responsibility and asked that web page announcements and
updates be added as a regular part of the Board's monthly
agenda. Some other things that can be included for
informational purposes on the proposed web page are:
Board spokespersons' contact number;
Ordinance;
Bylaws;
Agendas and monthly minutes; and
Meeting schedule.
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Board agreed to bring the web page forward and add it to their
annual work plan.
Work
Plan: The deadline for the work plan to be submitted to the City
Clerk's Office is November 30, 1999. There was discussion
about the items the Board would like to have included on its
plan. Items to be included are:
Bylaws;
Monitor member training;
Reviewing cases;
Web site; and
Create liaison relationships with other City boards and
commissions.
Rick Aulino made a motion that the proposed work plan be
typed and submitted to the City Council, City Manager's
Office, the Chief of Police, and CRIB members. Carole
Stanfield seconded. There was no discussion and the
motion carried 5-0. Becky Richardson will type the plan and
send Board members copies.
Adjournment: Rick Aulino made a motion to adjourn and Carole Stanfield
seconded. The meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
Next
Meeting: Wednesday, December 15, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. in the HR
Conference Room. Agenda items will include preparation of the
annual report, final review of the Bylaws and web page updates.
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