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Home My WebLink About2022 - Citizen Review Board - Annual ReportCitizen Review Board 2022 Annual Report 1. Assure appropriate review of Police Services Internal Affairs investigations through subcommittee process. Meet all required timelines, including those for Subcommittee Meetings, Decision Memos, and Subcommittee Minutes. ACCOMPLISHED • The CRB reviewed 5 cases in 2022. This was an increase from the 1 case in 2021 and comparable to 5 cases in 2020. All cases were reviewed and documentation from Committee and Subcommittee meetings, and were submitted within the City Code timeline. 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. ACCOMPLISHED • The Chair attended and participated in the April 2022 Equity Indicators Community Conversation. The topics of discussion were Criminal Justice and Public Safety and Housing and Homelessness. Participants were given the opportunity to ask questions on each topic. Responses related to criminal justice and public safety were written by FCPS Communications Team and Chief Swaboda. 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 2022 ANNUAL REPORT Page 1 Citizen Review Board 2022 Annual Report The Required Core Training included in the 2022 Work Plan was completed for new and existing Board Members. The Core training is in Bold. ● January 12, 2022 ○ Confidentiality of Investigative Files – Lt. Adam McCaimbridge, FCPS ○ Board Member Procedure and Ethics - Senior Assistant City Attorney Jenny Lopez- Filkins ● February 9, 2022 ○ Mock Subcommittee Training - CRB Member MarkPartridge ● March 9, 2022 ○ IA Investigation Overview – Sgt. Kim Cochran ● April 13, 2022 ○ K9 Sergeant Sean Giddings ● May 11, 2022 ○ 8 th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) overview by FCPS Lt. Jeremy Yonce. ● June 8, 2022 ○ Review New Board Member Materials ○ Lt. Barrett gave a brief overview of the Internal Affairs Process ● July 13, 2022 ○ Celebrate Todd Eastman Newhouse Departure ● August 10, 2022 ○ New Assistant City Manager requesting information from CRB regarding application questions. Due 8/12/22 ● September 14, 2022 ○ Defensive Tactics, Officer Erin Felt and Corporal Nick Rogers ○ Confidentiality Of Cases, Aaron Guin (temporarily appointed Asst City Attorney) & Lt. Barrett ● October 12, 2022 ○ FCPS SWAT Introduction, Sgt. Justin Galimore and Sgt. Gar Haugo, FCPS ● November 9, 2022, ○ Mental Health Co-Responders, Sgt. Andy Leslie, Officer Chris Bland, Clinician Sierra Black ● December 14, 2022 ○ No Training ● New Member Orientation (to include CRB legal environment/probable cause training) ○ New members joined on 12/14/22 and Senior Assistant City Attorney Jenny Lopez-Filkins will conduct a refresher training on January 11, 2023. Additional Training Continued: ● Ride-Along, Walk-Along, Sit-Along (Dispatch) ○ More than half of the board members conducted Ride-Alongs with Officers at various dates throughout the year. Additional Training requested by the board for 2022. ● Ride-Along, Walk-Along, Sit-Along (Dispatch) Additional Optional Training Options requested by the board for 2022. Outreach, Student Resource Officers, Police Certification Training, Drug Task Force, Use of Force, Meeting at training facility, Polygraphs. Citizen Review Board 2022 Annual Report 2022 Case Review In 2018 and beyond, all cases were changed to the PSU2016-XXX style to better utilize the numbering system. PSU stands for Professional Standards Unit. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 1. PSU2017-127 PSU2019-002 PSU2019-062 PSU2020-056 PSU2021-047 2. PSU2018-014 PSU2019-032 PSU 2020-042 PSU2021-043 3. PSU2018-029 PSU2019-038 PSU 2020-051 PSU2022-032 4. PSU2019-048 PSU 2020-057 PSU2022-033 5. PSU 2020-017 PSU2022-038 Citizen Review Board 2022 Annual Report 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/fort_collins/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 Citizen Review Board 2022 Annual Report Case PSU2021-047 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CRB findings EXONERATED on all allegations. Chief's Findings Administrative Investigation PSU2021-047: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2021-047. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of "exonerated" on the two allegations. Case PSU2021-043 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CRB findings EXONERATED on all allegations. Chiefs Findings Administrative Investigation PSU2021-043: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2021-043. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of "exonerated" on the two allegations. Case PSU2022-033 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CRB findings EXONERATED on allegations 1, 2 and 3. CRB findings SUSTAINED on allegation 4. Chiefs Findings Administrative Investigation PSU2022-033: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2022-033. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of "exonerated"for allegations 1,2, and 3. I have reached the finding of “not sustained” for allegation 4. Case PSU2022-032 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CRB findings EXONERATED on all allegations. Chiefs Findings Administrative Investigation PSU2022-032: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2022-032. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of "exonerated"for allegations 1 and 2. Case PSU2022-038 The Review Subcommittee for the above-mentioned case has completed its review of the internal investigation conducted by Police Services. CRB findings EXONERATED on all allegations. Chiefs Findings Administrative Investigation PSU2022-038: I have reviewed all materials associated with administrative investigation PSU2022-038. After considering input from all sources, I concur with the Citizen Review Board's findings of "exonerated"for allegations 1 and 2.