HomeMy WebLinkAboutCitizen Review Board - Minutes - 01/08/2020CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
215 N. Mason, Community Room
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mark Partridge called to order at 5:30
2. ROLL CALL
• Present: Dominique Ramirez, Mark Partridge, Dennis Hanno, Aaron Rodriguez,
Sally Harris, Heather Gossel
• Staff Members Present: Lieutenant Kristy Volesky, Jenny Lopez Filkins, Christine
Macrina
• Guest: Austin Hoenig, CSU Student (Observing)
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
• None
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 11, 2019
a. November Minutes were approved with amendment to revise the title of case drawn
from PSU2019-033 to PSU2019-032. December minutes indicated the same error that
was amended in November. Dennis moved to approve the December minutes with
amendments; Heather seconded. Motion passed with 5 yeas and 1 nay. Aaron
requested to review approved November minutes to confirm the November
amendment was corrected.
b. December 18, 2019 (Subcommittee Meetings)
PSU2019-032 – Sally moved to approved Minutes. Heather seconded. Motion
passed.
PSU2019-048 – Sally moved to approved Minutes. Aaron seconded. Motion passed.
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6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• Sally suggested going forward police policy be provided to subcommittee members
pertinent to their case. Lt. Volesky confirmed police policies related to case PSU2019-
062 had been distributed. Going further this procedure will be integrated into the
normal process.
• Aaron informed the Board that no minutes for the Citizen Review Board had been
posted since May 2019. Request made to Christine to correct this.
7. NEW BUSINESS
• Voicemail: None
• E-mail: None
• Random Subcommittee Drawing for Case #PSU2019-062:
o Mark Partridge
o Dominique Ramirez
o Aaron Rodriquez
o Dennis Hanno
o Heather Gossel
o Sally Harris
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
• Mark reported that a Super Issue Board meeting is scheduled for February: topics
include; Oil & Gas, Boards and Commissions.
• Confirmed that all CRB members had taken “Respectful Workplace” Training.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
• 2019 Annual Report:
o Suggestion to remove definitions on page 2 and 3.
o Add duties and include links for citizens to find level 1 and level 2
definitions.
o Dennis moved to approve 2019 Annual Report with amendments.
Heather seconded; unanimously passed.
• 2020 Work Plan:
o Modify the beginning overview with City Code
o Add attending a crime stoppers meeting. Originally recommended by
Councilmember Ray Martinez. August meeting?
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o Request assistance to interpret police policies from diverse perspectives.
o Guidance with gray areas
o Understanding if police officer in a complaint followed the proper rules and
procedure.
o Gain a sense of what it takes for a police officer accreditation
o Lt. Volesky will provide a list of required and elective training and
requirements of accreditation
o Read police policies (how are police trained on policy?)
o Core Training:
New citizen review board member training
CRB Subcommittee can exonerate or sustain and it is
possible to include a recommendation
Applicable police policy provided prior to reviewing a case
Schedule training approximately every 3 months
Mental health and intellectual awareness training
Arc of Larimer County and/or Summit Stone (possible
resources)
Ride or walk a long’s with an officer
K-9 Training
Domestic Violence
Victim Advocacy
o Optional Training:
Use of force training (simulation available?)
Tour of Larimer County Jail (question of relevancy)
o Reminder to always take open meeting laws into consideration
Sally moved to accept work plan with amendments; Heather seconded. Mark will make
changes and provide for submission, motion passed unanimously
• Election of Officers:
o Mark opened the topic of election of officers, expressing he enjoyed
holding the Chair position in 2018 and 2019, but is not interested in
holding the position this year.
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o Dennis nominated Heather as Chair; Mark seconded, passed
unanimously
o Dennis nominated Sally as Vice Chair; Heather seconded, passed
unanimously.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.