HomeMy WebLinkAboutCitizen Review Board - Minutes - 11/15/2000Citizen Review Board
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
City of Fort Collins Human Resources Conference Room
Present: Rick Aulino, Monica Garcia, Maria Martinez, Becky Richardson,
Carole Stansfield, Brian Carroll.
Staff: Karen Carlson, Greg Tempel, Vicki Mesa
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. The October 18,
2000 meeting minutes were reviewed and corrected. Carole
Stansfield made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected.
Maria Martinez seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0.
Voice Mail: Becky Richardson reported that she has not received any voice mail
messages. She stated that she sent an email message to the Black
Student Alliance Group regarding its recent meeting as well as CSU
Professor Amory Starr regarding feedback from her students who
had recently observed a Board meeting for her class. She reported
she had not heard back from either.
Becky Richardson spoke of a phone call she received from an
individual who she felt was considering filing a report against an
officer. She told the Board that she informed the person of the
steps he needed to take and clarified the function of both the HRC
and the CRB. She stated that she felt it was inappropriate for
Board members to participate in meetings between a potential
complainant and the City Manager and/or Police Department.
Lt. Carlson told the Board that she was aware of the individual that
Becky was talking about and said the individual was also upset with
the District Attorney's Office and had picked up a complaint packet
but had not submitted it to the police department. The police
department had nevertheless reviewed the information and found
that officers had followed proper procedures.
Brian Carroll spoke of the need to inform the HRC of possible
referrals, and of the need to discuss how the "system" works to
Bob Link, the Chair of the HRC.
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Rick Aulino passed out handouts and read for the board the Public
Notice posting for canceling the December board meeting. After
Board discussion regarding posting notices of meetings and
cancelled meetings, Greg Tempel confirmed that notice of
subcommittee meetings must also be posted prior to the meeting.
Bylaws: Greg Tempel reported the Bylaws could not be adopted until the
next regularly scheduled Board meeting and the Board reviewed the
proposed amendments to the current Bylaws.
Canceling December
Meeting: The Board discussed canceling the December meeting because of
the meeting date being so close to the Christmas Holiday. Lt.
Carlson responded to questions from the Board and noted she had
requested a thirty -day extension for the pending case. Rick Aulino
made a motion to cancel the December Citizen Review Board
meeting. Carole Stansfield seconded the motion. The motion
carried 6-0.
New Board member
Appointments: Lt. Carlson reported that City Council would be appointing new
Board members at its December 19, 2000 meeting. She told the
Board that she would email them the names of the appointed
volunteers after the December 19, 2000 meeting.
Work Plan: Lt. Carlson stated that she would complete and submit the Citizen
Review Board's Work Plan. The draft of the work plan would be
sent to board members via e-mail for approval before it is
submitted. She also stated that she would update Board member's
Police Department Policy Manuals and requested that board
members bring their manuals to the January meeting.
The Board discussed the following items for the Work Plan.
Continued Training Opportunities
Training for new Board members
_ Review Cases
Continue Updating Web Page
Liaison with Appropriate Boards and Commissions
Educate the Public about the Function of the Citizen
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Identify and Establish Relationship with Specific
Community Entities
Voice Mail
The Board discussed various ways in which they could educate the public
of its function. There was discussion that inserts could be placed in utility
bills, as well as advertising (press releases) in the Collegian. The Board
also discussed how non-English speaking citizens could be included in the
education process. Brian suggested that each Board member chose a
project or organization to promote the Board. Becky requested that
members bring ideas of the project or organizations they would be
interested in working with to the January meeting.
New
Business: Lt. Carlson spoke of information she had received at a staff liaison meeting
regarding the Board's scope of authority and stressed the importance of
staying within that scope. She said board members can be liable and are
not covered by governmental immunity if they do not stay within the scope.
The Board discussed conflict of interest issues and procedures when a
conflict arises.
There was discussion regarding training for the new members and Lt.
Carlson stated she would let everyone know when that training would be.
Rick Aulino reported that he would be meeting with Karla Smith in the
City Clerk's Office to discuss the Citizen Review Board's web page.
Carole Stanfield commented she would like to see, and attend if possible,
an advanced Citizen Police Academy.
Brian Carroll reported on a recent article in a Washington D.C. newspaper
regarding Police complaints and the role of the Citizen Review Committees
in various cities. He stated the consensus of the Committees was that they
lacked real authority to do anything. Rick Aulino stated he would search
the Internet for the article and make it available at the next regularly
scheduled meeting.
The Board discussed asking Silka Hansen from the Department of Justice,
in Denver, to inform the Board when it would be meeting in Fort Collins
again.
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Adjournment: Rick Aulino made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Maria Martinez
seconded the motion. There was no discussion and the motion carried
6-0. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Next
Meeting: Wednesday, January 17, 2001, at 5:30 p.m in the HR Conference Room
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