HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-152-12/17/1996-CITIZEN INITIATED CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD CITY ELECTION RESOLUTION 96-152
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING A CITIZEN INITIATED
ORDINANCE TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY
AT THE REGULAR CITY ELECTION OF APRIL 8, 1997
WHEREAS, under Article X, Section 1 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, the
registered electors of the city have the power to propose a measure to the Council, and, if the Council
fails to have the registered voters of the City adopt a measure so proposed, to adopt or reject such
ordinance or resolution at the polls; and
WHEREAS, an initiative petition pertaining to a Citizen Initiated Ordinance relating to the
establishment of a permanent citizens review board to review citizen complaints of police
misconduct has been submitted, and the City Clerk has certified said petition as sufficient for
submission of the initiated ordinance to a vote of the people at a regular municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has presented said petition to the City Council as provided in
Article X, Section 4(g)(4) of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, under Article X, Section 1(c) of the City Charter, upon presentation of an
initiative petition certified as to sufficiency by the City Clerk, the Council shall either adopt the
citizen initiated ordinance without alteration within thirty (30) days or refer said citizen initiated
ordinance in the form petitioned for, to the registered electors of the city at a municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to refer said citizen initiated ordinance to a vote of the
registered electors of the City at the next regular election; and
WHEREAS, a regular municipal election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 1997.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1. That there is hereby submitted to the registered electors of the City of Fort Collins
at the Regular Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the citizen initiated
ordinance set out as follows:
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Ordinance No. 1, 1997
An Ordinance Amending Section 2 of the Fort Collins Code to
Establish a Citizens Review Board and to Provide for its Powers,
Duties and Responsibilities.
Section 2 of the Municipal Code is here by amended by adding a new Division_to read as
follows:
DIVISION . CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
§ 2-101. Definitions.
a. 'Board" as used in this Division shall refer to the Citizens Review Board.
b. "Complaint" is a written charge or accusation of the use of excessive or unnecessary
force, the use of racial or ethnic slurs, a false arrest, harassment, discrimination,
criminal conduct, or abusive treatment, alleged to have been committed by a law
enforcement officer against a person who is not a member of a law enforcement
agency, department, service, or association.
C. "Complainant" is a person who files a Complaint.
d. "Exonerated" means that the conduct alleged in a Complaint did occur but that such
conduct was found to be justified.
f. "Not Sustained" means that the results of an investigation into the allegations of a
Complaint fail to establish either that the alleged conduct occurred or did not occur.
g. "Law Enforcement Officer" includes all ranks of sworn personnel in a law
enforcement agency established under municipal,county, or state authority, or by an
educational institution, including,but not limited to, personnel employed by the Fort
Collins Police Department, the Fort Collins Office of Community Services, the
Colorado State University Police, the Larimer County Sheriffs Department, the
Loveland Police Department, and the Colorado Highway Patrol.
h. "Sustained" means the conduct alleged in a Complaint did occur, and penalties or
discipline may be made against a law enforcement officer.
i. "Unfounded" means that the conduct alleged in a Complaint is found to have no
merit or basis.
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§ 2-102. Appointment, election, and qualification of members.
The Citizens Review Board shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be residents of the
City of Fort Collins. The Mayor shall appoint the initial Board members with the advice and
consent of the City Council for the terms hereinafter set forth. Thereafter, each Board
member shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of the Charter of
the City of Fort Collins. Article IV, Section 1, Charter of the City of Fort Collins, is hereby
amended to provide that (i) members of the Board shall be elected and not appointed; (ii)
members of the Board may not be removed by the City Council; and (iii) the City Council
may not abolish the Board. No officer or employee of the City of Fort Collins shall be
appointed to or may serve on the Board. In appointing the initial members to the Board, the
Mayor shall give consideration to individuals and members of existing community groups
and organizations which represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the City of Fort
Collins.
§ 2-103. Compensation.
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation; however, Board members may be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in performance of their duties pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the City of Fort Collins for such reimbursement.
§ 2-104. Terms of office.
The term of each member of the Board shall be four(4) years. Any vacancy occurring during
the term of any member shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the City Council. The initial Board appointed by the Mayor shall serve the
following terms: Three (3) members shall be appointed to serve for two (2) years; two (2)
members shall be appointed to serve for three (3) years; and two (2) members shall be
appointed to serve for four(4) years. On the expiration of each initial Board member's term,
that Board member position shall be elected at the next occurring general election of the City
of Fort Collins for a four (4) year term. Thereafter, each Board member shall stand for
election at a general election every four (4) years.
§ 2-105. Disqualification from office.
Excessive absence of any member of the Board shall constitute resignation from the Board.
Board members shall determine by a vote whether a member's absence from Board meetings
is excessive. The member in question shall abstain from voting. In the event of any
resignation of a Board member for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the Mayor for the unexpired portion of the term.
§ 2-106. Officers.
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The Board shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson who
shall serve in such capacity for two years, or until their successors are duly elected. In case
of a vacancy in either or these positions, the Board shall elect a successor who shall serve the
unexpired balance of the predecessor's term.
§ 2-107. Meetings.
The Board shall hold its first meeting within fifteen (15) days after all of its members have
been appointed. The Board shall fix the time and place of the regularly scheduled meetings
which shall not be less than once per month. All meetings of said Board shall be open to the
public. Notice of the time and place of the meetings of the Board and its agenda shall be
posted by the City Manager at a public place at least 72 hours prior to each meeting. The
chief law enforcement officers of any Department over which the Board has jurisdiction, or
their authorized representatives, may attend all regularly scheduled meetings of the Board
and may advise the Board on any matter before it, but shall not be entitled to vote on any
such matter.
§ 2-108. Rules and records.
The Board shall operate under the same requirements and conditions as other boards of the
City of Fort Collins. In all procedures not provided for under the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins or this ordinance, the Board shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Newly
Revised. Consistent with the foregoing, the Board shall adopt rules for the transaction of its
business which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance, and which shall, among
other matters, include the manner of calling and giving notices of meetings and/or hearings
and the method for appointing and establishing powers of any subcommittees which may be
formed to review and evaluate police and sheriff policies, practices, procedures, and
community relations. The Board shall keep records of its rules, regulations, orders, findings,
and determinations which shall be open to the public, except as to those matters which are
otherwise declared by law to be confidential.
§ 2-109. Jurisdiction, powers and duties.
a. Jurisdiction. The Board shall have jurisdiction over all Complaints alleging conduct
committed by any law enforcement officer wholly or partially within the city limits
of the City of Fort Collins, and of Complaints alleging conduct committed by a Fort
Collins police officer outside the city limits of the City of Fort Collins but while in
the course and scope of engaging in a law enforcement activity.
b. Powers. With respect to a law enforcement agency over which the Board has or may
acquire jurisdiction under §2-109 a. (which agency shall be hereinafter referred to as
"the Department," whether the Office of Police Services of the City of Fort Collins,
the Fort Collins Police Department, the Larimer County Sheriff's Department, the
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Colorado State University Police, the Loveland Police Department, or the Colorado
Highway Patrol) the Board shall have the power to:
1. Review, evaluate, and recommend changes to the policies, practices, rules
and procedures of any such Department;
2. Make recommendations to the highest ranking official of any such
Department for the implementation and development of programs and
strategies to promote positive police-community relations. With respect to
recommendations submitted to the Fort Collins Chief of Police,copies of any
such recommendations will be submitted simultaneously by the Board to the
City Manager and to the Mayor; and with respect to recommendations
submitted to the Colorado State University Director of Police, copies of any
such recommendations will be submitted simultaneously by the Board to the
Office of the President of Colorado State University;
3. Make recommendations to the highest ranking official of any such
Department regarding specific Complaints.With respect to recommendations
submitted to the Fort Collins Chief of Police, copies of any such
recommendations will be submitted simultaneously by the Board to the City
Manager and to the Mayor. If the Complaint involves the Colorado State
University Police, the Board may make recommendations to the director of
the Colorado State University Police. Copies of such recommendations shall
be simultaneously submitted to the Office of the President of the University;
4. Review investigations of Complaints conducted by any Department in
accordance with § 2-111, below;
5. Determine which Complaints shall be reviewed and conduct investigations
of Complaints of law enforcement officers in accordance with the § 2-11 1,
below;
6. Hire one or more experienced, qualified investigators to conduct
investigations;
7. Subpoena witnesses to testify and to produce documents, subpoena
documents, and to administer oaths to such witnesses;
8. Make rules and regulations and adopt bylaws;
9. Establish procedures for the filing of Complaints;
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10. Perform such other duties as requested by the Mayor or by the Fort Collins
City Council in connection with community-relations with the Fort Collins
Police Department and the Latimer County Sheriffs Department; and
11. Review findings of any Department relating to shooting incidents involving
a law enforcement officer in which death or bodily injury has occurred where
no Complaint has been filed. Such review shall not commence until all
Department investigations have been completed and the Latimer County
District Attorney has completed an investigation and issued a report on the
incident.
C. Duties. The Board shall:
1. Require that each Board member shall, prior to reviewing any cases as a
Board member, receive a training, the length of which shall be determined by
the Board from time to time, provided by the City of Fort Collins Office of
Police Services that shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:
(a) Police Department investigative techniques use by the Homicide and
Internal Affairs Units;
(b) Review of investigative reports of police Complaints;
(c) Police Department operations;
(d) Police review structures and issues;
(e) Discipline polices of the Police Department;
(f) Police Training programs;
(g) State law;
(h) Confidentiality;
(i) Race, community relations and law enforcement; and
0) Police employee organization issues and concerns.
In addition, and only if available, Board members shall receive annual
training from the U. S. Department of Justice regarding the criminal justice
system, human rights, and community relations. The Board may request the
Larimer County Sheriff to provide its members with similar training
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regarding the operations and procedures of the Sheriffs Department, but the
providing of such training shall be discretionary with the Sheriff;
2. Provide semiannual reports to the Human Relations Commission regarding
the activities of the Board during the previous six months.
3. Utilizing input from the Fort Collins Police Department and the U. S.
Department of Justice,establish minimal qualifications for investigators. The
Board shall thereafter create a list of the names of qualified investigators
from which list the Board shall hire investigators.
4. Be required to have four (4) affirmative votes to carry out its powers and
duties, except as hereinafter otherwise provided.
5. Maintain a central register for recording actions taken on each Complaint.
The central register and Complaint file shall contain the following
information:
(a) Number of Complaints filed;
(b) Date of filing Complaint or receipt of a Complaint from a
Department;
(c) Brief description of the subject matter of the Complaint;
(d) Date of receipt of a Department's report of investigation of a
Complaint, and the finding made by the Department
(e) Results of the Board's determination to review the Complaint;
(f) Date of the initiation of the investigation, if any;
(g) Final disposition of the Complaint;
(h) Recommendation made to a Department; and
(i) Compliance or noncompliance with the recommendation by the
Department.
6. The City Attorney shall provide legal representation to the Board.
§ 2-110. Human Relations Commission.
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Section 2-263 (3) of the Fort Collins Code (relating to the review by the Human Relations
Commission of Citizens'Complaints of actions of city police officers and community service
officers) is hereby repealed.
§ 2-1 1 1. Process for Filing Complaints, Reviewing Investigations, and Investigating Complaints.
a. Any person may file a Complaint with either the Board or with the Department
employing the law enforcement officer whose alleged conduct is the subject of the
Complaint. If the Complaint is filed with a Department,the Department shall provide
the Board with a copy of the Complaint within three (3) working days. All
complaints must be reduced to writing and signed by the Complainant.
1. If the Complainant is unable write, the Department shall cause the Complaint
to be reduced to writing, shall cause the Complaint to be read to the
Complainant, and shall thereafter afford the Complainant the opportunity to
sign the Complaint or to make his or her mark thereon.
2. If the Complainant cannot read or write the English language but can read or
write another language, the Department shall cause the Complaint to be
translated into a language understood by the Complainant, and shall then
proceed in accordance with the provisions of § 2-11 La.1, above.
b. Within three(3) working days following the filing of a Complaint with the Board,the
Board shall refer the Complaint to the appropriate Department.
C. Within twenty-one (21) days of the filing with or receipt of a Complaint by a
Department, the Department shall conduct and complete an investigation of the
allegations of the Complaint and shall make a written report of the investigation that
shall contain a finding of whether the alleged conduct is unfounded, exonerated,
sustained, or not sustained. The Department shall file a copy of the written report
with the Board and shall serve a copy of the report on the Complainant by certified
mail within the 21-day period. The Board may, for good cause shown by a
Department, extend the 21-day period for an additional 21 days.
d. Within five (5) days from service of the written report by the Department on the
Board, the Board shall serve upon the Complainant, by certified mail, a "Notice of
Right to Review by Citizens Review Board and Request for Review." The Notice
shall advise the Complainant that if he or she objects to the finding made by the
Department,he or she may submit a statement in writing to the Board requesting that
the Board review the Complaint and the finding contained in the Department's
written report. Such request shall be made by completing and signing the Request for
Review and filing it with the Board within thirty (30) days of the Complainant's
receipt of the Notice of right to Review. No Request for Review shall be entertained
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by the Board if it is not filed within the aforesaid ten (30) day period unless the
Complainant establishes to the Board's satisfaction that the failure to timely file the
request for review was due to mistake, excusable neglect, or other just cause.
e. The Request for Review filed with the Board shall include a statement of why the
Complainant believes the finding of the Department should be reviewed. The
Request for Review must contain a statement of all facts the Complainant contends
were not considered by the Department in arriving at the findings contained in the
report of investigation. A copy of each Request for Review filed with the Board shall
be immediately forwarded to the appropriate Department.
f. A decision by the Board to review a Complaint shall be within the sound discretion
of the Board. In the event the Board declines to review a Complaint, the chairperson
shall make one of the following notations in the review file:
1. "Review declined. Board agrees with findings. No comment"; or
2. "Review declined. Board agrees with findings, and makes the following
comments . . . " A comment may take the form of a recommendation,
acknowledgment, or criticism, as the Board may deem appropriate.
g. The Board may review Complaints in which a Department's investigation and
written report have made a finding of unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained for the
purposes of determining(i) whether such finding is supported by a preponderance of
the evidence considered in the investigation; (ii) whether the officer's conduct, if any,
in question was consistent with then existing Department guidelines, rules, and
regulations, or with applicable Colorado state law; and (iii) whether existing
Department guidelines, rules, and regulations should be eliminated, revised,
modified, or amended.
h. The Board may review Complaints in which a Department's investigation and
written report have made a finding of sustained only with regard to the matters set
forth in §2-111. i. (iii), above. In any event, the nature and extent of any disciplinary
action taken by a Department against one of its officers arising out of that
department's finding that a Complaint against such officer is sustained shall not be
reviewable by the Board.
i. In those Complaints reviewed by the Board in which a Department's investigative
finding was that the conduct alleged in the Complaint was unfounded, exonerated,
or not sustained, the Board may refer the Complaint back to the Department along
with any or all of the recommendations set forth in subparagraph § 2-1 11. g., (i)-(iii).
The referral back to the Department shall be made within 30 days from the date the
review was presented to the Board pursuant to § 2-111. f., unless the Board, by an
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affirmative vote of five(5) of its members, commences its own investigation of the
Complaint. In such case, the Board shall hire an independent investigator to
investigate the Complaint. Investigations shall be conducted in a fair, objective, and
ethical manner and shall be completed and a written report submitted to the Board
within thirty(30) days from the date the Board authorized the investigation; except,
that if the investigator establishes the need for additional time within which to
complete the investigation due to lack of cooperation on the part of a Department, or
other circumstances beyond the control of the investigator, the Board may extend the
time for an additional thirty days.
j. Upon review by the Board of the report of the investigator, the Board may (i) make
its own finding that the Complaint is unfounded, exonerated, sustained, or not
sustained; (ii) make any one or more of the recommendations set forth in
subparagraph § 2-111. g. (i)-(iii); or (iii) with an affirmative vote of five (5) of its
members, direct the investigator to investigate the Complaint further. In the event the
Board elects to pursue the options set forth in (i) or (ii), above, it shall forward its
findings and recommendations to the chief law enforcement officer of any
Department over which the Board has jurisdiction within 30 days of its receipt of the
investigator's report.
k. All findings and recommendations of the Board shall be supported by a
preponderance of the evidence.
1. Within thirty (30) days following a Department's receipt of findings and
recommendations by the Board, the Department shall submit a written report to the
Board setting forth what action, if any, the Department has taken on findings and
recommendations submitted to it by the Board.
M. When the Board refers a Complaint back to a Department in which the Department's
investigative finding sustained the allegations of the Complaint, but the Board
nonetheless made a recommendation to the Department, the Department shall,
within 30 days of the referral to it by the Board, submit a written report to the Board
stating what action, if any, the Department has taken on the Board's findings and
recommendations.
n. In addition to the foregoing classifications of findings,the Board may make a finding
of misconduct noted in those situations in which a law enforcement officer has
committed a misconduct not alleged in the Complaint reviewed by the Board.
o. In the event a Department fails to comply with a recommendation of the Board, or
in the event any Department fails to perform in a timely manner any action required
to be performed under this ordinance, the Board may in its discretion issue a public
reprimand of the highest ranking official of such Department.
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§ 2-112. Powers and Duties Reserved to Police Chief and Sheriff.
The establishment of this Citizens Review Board shall not affect the rights of any law
enforcement officers under any civil service authority not to the right of the Larimer County
Sheriff to discipline deputies under his supervision and control.
§ 2-113. Funding for Citizens Review Board.
The City Manager shall provide funding for the Board and a staff in the annual budget
estimate pursuant to Article 5, § 2,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins. Any unbudgeted
expenses of the Board shall be appropriated by the City Council pursuant to the authorities
granted it under Article 5, § 7, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins.
§ 2-1 l4 Effective date and severability.
a. Effective Date - The Board shall only accept, investigate, and review Complaints
regarding incidents that occur on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
b. Severability- If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance.
Section 2. That said Citizen Initiated Ordinance is hereby submitted to the registered electors
of the City of Fort Collins at said regular municipal election in substantially the following form:
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CITIZEN INITIATED ORDINANCE - CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD
CITIZEN INITIATED ORDINANCE NO. 1, 1997
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF THE CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH A SEVEN-MEMBER CITIZENS
REVIEW BOARD, THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF WHICH WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND
SUBSEQUENT MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY;AMENDING THE CITY
CHARTER TO ALLOW FOR SUCH ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
MAY NOT BE REMOVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT ABOLISH THE
BOARD; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE BOARD WOULD CONDUCT ITS
BUSINESS;ESTABLISHING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND CERTAIN DUTIES
OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE CITY'S HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION; EMPOWERING THE BOARD TO REVIEW COMPLAINTS AGAINST ANY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR CONDUCT COMMITTED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS AND COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORT COLLINS POLICE OFFICERS FOR CONDUCT OCCURRING
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS;AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO REVIEW INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS
AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONDUCTED BY THE FORT COLLINS POLICE DEPARTMENT,
THE LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE,THE
LOVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COLORADO HIGHWAY PATROL, AND TO CONDUCT
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS, ACCORDING TO CERTAIN RULES AND
PROCEDURES, BY HIRING INVESTIGATORS AND SUBPOENAING WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS;
ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE FILING OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE BOARD OR WITH THE
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYING THE OFFICER COMPLAINED AGAINST;AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FOREGOING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING SUCH
COMPLAINTS,AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING OTHER POLICIES,PRACTICES,RULES,
PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS AND TO ISSUE PUBLIC REPRIMANDS OF AGENCIES THAT FAIL TO
COMPLY WITH SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS; REPEALING SECTION 2-263(3)OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE REVIEW BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION OF CITIZEN
COMPLAINTS OF ACTIONS OF CITY POLICE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS;
PROVIDING THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD SHALL NOT AFFECT OTHER
RIGHTS OF ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR THE RIGHT OF THE LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF TO
DISCIPLINE DEPUTIES;REQUIRING THE FORT COLLINS CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND
A STAFF FOR THE BOARD AND REQUIRING ANY UNBUDGETED EXPENSES OF THE BOARD TO BE
APPROPRIATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING THAT IF ANY PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS
FOR ANY REASON HELD TO BE INVALID OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL,SUCH DECISION SHALL NOT AFFECT
THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING THAT THE
ORDINANCE WILL BE IN EFFECT ONLY WITH RESPECT TO INCIDENTS WHICH OCCUR ON OR AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
For the Ordinance
Against the Ordinance
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of,th6-C4y of Fort Coll' rs 17th
day of December, A.D. 1996.
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF COLORADO )
COUNTY OF LARIMER ) SS.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS )
PETITION
CERTIFICATION
I,the undersigned, duly appointed and authorized City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado
do hereby certify that an amended petition received from LeRoy A. Gomez, David O. Lipp, and
Henry Novak, Jr., on Monday, November 25, 1996, requesting that Council place an initiated
ordinance on the ballot for the regular biennial City election occurring on April 8, 1997, has been
determined to contain the signatures of at least 2,249 registered voters who live within the Fort
Collins city limits, and the petition is determined to be sufficient. The certified petition will be
presented to the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting on December 3, 1996.
Said Citizen Initiated Ordinance pertains to the establishment of a permanent Citizens Review Board
to review citizen complaints of Police misconduct.
Dated at Fort Collins, Colorado this 27th day of November, A.D. 1996.
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CitYkWanda M. KraJicek
(S E A L)