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CIC Room, City Hall
August 16, 2007
Members Present: Dennis Baker, Anne Berry, Harry Edwards, Dave Evans, Jim
Dubler, Glenn Strunk
Absent: Chris Kahler (He notified that he was going to be absent, but not in writing)
Staff: Lt. Jim Broderick, Sgt Russ Reed, and Assistant City Attorney Greg Tempel.
Public: Cliff, Kathy, and Jim Bettinghouse
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 by Chair Harry Edwards.
Minutes: Dave Evans motioned to accept the minutes of July 13, 2007. Dennis
Baker seconded. All voted in favor (6-0) of accepting the minutes.
Voice Mail Reports:
CRB Voice Mail Message Report. Harry reported there was one message which
was from Cliff Bettinghouse. Cliff is present at the meeting and addressed his
concerns directly.
• Bias Policing Voice Mail Report. Jim Broderick reported that there were no
messages.
Public Input: Cliff and Kathy Bettinghouse addressed the CRB about his son, Matt's
death due to crashing his motorcycle after being chased by CSU police down Elizabeth
St. The Bettinghouses don't know where to start, so they are starting with the CRB.
They realize that the Fort Collins Police were not involved until after the accident. They
believe that the CSU police are being misleading. They have concerns about use of the
terms "follow" versus "chase", truthfulness of statements made to the press, and why the
CSU police are chasing people down city streets at 50 MPH. They also acknowledge
that Matt didn't stop and made some poor choices. Their main concern is why CSU
Police chased Matt.
In the discussion that followed, it was noted that the CRB does not have jurisdiction in
CSU Police affairs. The only way the CRB could be involved is if the CSU Police asked
the CRB to review the case. Different jurisdictions have different chase policies, and
several law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction within city limits.
New Business:
Meeting Room Change for Sept and Oct: There is a room conflict for the CIC room for
our next two meetings. We will hold the next meetings either across the lobby in the
Council Conference Room or in the Community Room at the new FCPS building. Jim
Broderick will let the members know by email.
New FCPS Building: The Grand Opening is August 27`"
Pending Cases:
LV112007-003 is to be heard tonight.
IC2007-001 (formerly 2007-05) is not ready yet.
command review.
L112007-005 Drawing names:
Glenn Strunk — Chair
Dave Evans — Vice Chair
Anne Berry — Member
Dennis Baker — Alternate
Chris Kahler
Harry Edwards
Jim Dubler
It is waiting for the DA and Chain of
This case is due to the CRB August 26. No extension is needed yet.
Old Business
Feedback from the Training: Dennis Baker liked seeing training of new employees. Jim
Broderick has a concern of pressure added to the trainees. There is value of both real
training and of training tailored to us. Several liked watching it live. Several liked the
new scenarios that we had not seen before. Jim Broderick may plan the next one later
in the training cycle, or with veteran officers. He still needs to ask the trainers their
opinion of having the CRB there. Harry expressed appreciation for the openness of
FCPS to allow us there.
Next Meeting:
September 12, 2007 at 6:00. Place TBD announced via email and on the public meeting
announcement.
Adjournment: Glenn Strunk moved to adjourn the meeting. Dave Evans
seconded the motion. All were in favor (6-0). The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Glenn Strunk
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