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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-29-2019 Community ForumAGENDA COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM APRIL 29, 2019, 6:00 PM IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY, RM A 123 South Linn Street, IC ITEM NO. 1 CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ITEM NO. 2 INTRODUCTION OF BOARD ITEM NO. 3 CONSIDER MOTION TO ACCEPT CORRESPONDENCE AND/OR DOCUMENTS ITEM NO. 4 - STATE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY CHIEF MATHERLY - MEET IOWA CITY'S FIRST FEMALE POLICE CAPTAIN DENISE BROTHERTON ITEM NO. 5 PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD ITEM NO. 6 ADJOURNMENT la COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM The Community Police Review Board will be holding a Community Forum for the purpose of hearing views on the policies, practices and procedures of the Iowa City Police Department. Meet Iowa City's first female Captain Denise Brotherton QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: Send your questions or comments you'd like addressed at the forum to the following by inonday, April 16, 2019: Please include full name and address. (All correspondence is public) moj�T:l City of Iowa City 410 E Washington St, 52240 DATE Or e-mail to CPRB staff: Christine-olney@iowa-city.org emm Chris Olney From: City of Iowa City<CityofIowaCity@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 9:27 AM To: Chris Olney Subject: Community invited to attend Community Police Review Board forum 110 SHARE Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. �Ma IOWA CITY Date: 03/25/2019 Contact: Chris Olnev, Administrative Secretary Phone:319-356-5043 Community invited to attend Community Police Review Board forum The Community Police Review Board (CPRB) will host its annual Community Forum to hear views on Iowa City Police Department policies, practices and procedures. The community is invited to submit questions and comments that will be used during the event. The forum will begin at 6 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 S. Linn St. Police Chief Jody Matherly and Captain Denise Brotherton will also attend the forum and be available to meet and talk with participants. Questions and comments are due by Monday, April 15, and can be emailed to christine- olney()iowa-citv.org or mailed to CPRB at City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Be sure to include your full name and address as all submissions are public. The board will try to address all questions and comments it receives. The forum will also be recorded and later shown on City Channel 4. You can view programming and the schedule at www.citvchanneWcom. Chris Olney From: City of Iowa City<CityofIowaCity@pub Iic.govdelivery.com> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 8:19 AM To: Chris Olney Subject: Reminder: Public invited to attend Community Police Review Board forum SHFIRE Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. GMNMW�City of IaWA CITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 04/22f2019 Contact: Chris Olnev, Administrative Secretary Phone:319-356-5043 Public invited to Community Police Review Board forum The Community Police Review Board will host its annual Community Forum to hear views on Iowa City Police Department policies, practices and procedures. The forum will begin at 6 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 S. Linn St. Police Chief Jody Matherly and Captain Denise Brotherton will also attend the forum and be available to meet and talk with participants. The forum will also be recorded and later shown on City Channel 4. View programming and the schedule at www.citychanne14.com- I " Questions? Contact Us CITY OF IOWA CITY uwscocnr or urtsAAW ems_ STAY CONNECTED: Program Schedule You can find us on Mediacorm chanuei If you change channels on your! L° (instead of a conver ter box), ,you'll find us ,-a1118-2. You can download a pdf version of our generic schedule here Community Police Z RCH Here are the results for'Commun,i in Poke, Monday, May 13 12:00 PM--2019Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum Wednesday, May 15 12:03 AM -- 2019 Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum 08:00 PM — 2019 Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum Friday, May 1 71 07:00 AM — 2019 Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum Saturday, May 18 05:00AM--2019Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum Sunday, May 19 05*00 PM -- 2019 Iowa City Community Police Review Board Community Forum COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM April 29, 2019 PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE OPPOSITE SHEET WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD NAME: dAw,loic -DI rri5-pt-g .._ ADDRESS: 7Z-7 LJ# YILL Sr 1 i Z-f,-k Final/Approved COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM April 29, 2019, 6:00 P.M. IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY 123 South Linn Street, IC CALL TO ORDER: Chair Don King called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Monique Galpin, Latisha McDaniel, David Selmer, Orville Townsend. MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Legal Counsel Patrick Ford and Staff Chris Olney, Kellie Fruehling. INTRODUCTION OF THE BOARD AND BRIEF OVERVIEW CONSIDER MOTION TO ACCEPT CORRESPONDENCE AND/OR DOCUMENTS None to accept. STATE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY CHIEF MATHERLY Chief Matherly gave the State of the Police Department and spoke about the departments excellence in service mission. He also reported on number of officers, average calls for service, number of arrests per year as well as police training and accreditation at the national level the department has accomplished. MEET POLICE CAPTAIN DENISE BROTHERTON Captain Denise Brotherton gave a summary of the responsibilities of the Police Department Support Services Division which includes Community Outreach, Animal Services, Downtown Liaisons, Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Response. She spoke about how the police department is actively pursuing many avenues to reach out to the public through events, brochures, school visits and overall being assessable to everyone in the Community. PUBLIC DISCUSSION The following individuals appeared before the CPRB: Caroline Dieterle 725 Walnut Street, Iowa City Ann Marie Drop 511 3rd Avenue, Iowa City Jeff Felk 7 Princeton Court, Iowa City ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:44 P.M. (Forum Summary and transcriptions are attached) COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2018-2019 (Meetim! Date) TERM S/tll18 6/12/19 7123118 8/11A8 `)/Llf LB 1019A8 77/13118 12f11/18 1/8A9 2/211/19 XIV19 4/9/19 4/29/19 NAME EXP. Donald 7/1/19 X X X X X O X X X X X x X Kitts Monique 7/1/20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Calpin Orvillo 7/1;20 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Townsend Latisha 7/1/21 ------ ------ ------ ------ _____ X O X X O X X X McDaniel Royeemm 7/1/21 X O/E ""' _____ ""' ""' ___-- """' ______ "'____ """' "______ -------- Porter David 7/1/21 X X X O X O X O X O X X X Selmer KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member 3 June 2019 Iowa City City Council City of Iowa City 410 Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Community Police review Board Annual Community Forum The Iowa City Community Police Review Board (CPRB) held the annual Community Forum on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 6:OOp.m. Board members at the forum were Chair Donald King, Orville Townsend, Monique Galpin (Vice Chair), David Selmer, and Latisha McDaniel. Staff present were; Legal Counsel Patrick Ford, Staff Chris Olney and Kellie Fruehling. Guest speakers were Iowa City Police Chief Jody Matherly and Captain Denise Brotherton. The forum opened with roll call and an introduction of board members. Chair Donald King read a brief summary of the board's duties and responsibilities. It was pointed out that brochures on the board's responsibility and how to file a complaint were on the table in the back of the room. The Chair then introduced Chief Matherly. Chief Matherly talked about the accreditation of the department done on a yearly basis and what it takes to get and keep that accreditation. The department received 2 grants in 2018 totaling $750,000.00, one for 2 years from the International Association of Chiefs of Police to study sexual/gender bias in investigations. This should help officers with victim based approach to the investigation. The other grant was for Data Driven Justice Initiative (DDJ). This initiative looks at repeat offenders and how to break that cycle. Crisis Intervention Training for officers to do a betterjob to get to root of problem instead of just keep locking people up. The Chief also talked about the crime statics going down. Chief Matherly also set out the new mission statement for the department: "To work in partnership with the community, enhance trust, protect with courage and compassion, empower victims of crime through excellence in service" Chief Matherly then introduced Captain Denise Brotherton, who is in charge of Support Services. Support Services is everything non police related, but also the community outreach division. Capt. Brotherton explained some of the department divisions that fall under her command, stressing the community outreach division officers that should be seen more often out in the community as the weather gets better. Capt. Brotherton had brochures that were printed in several languages, to help the immigrant community with questions they may have in regards to the department and community. The Chair then opened the forum to the public. The following appeared: Caroline Dieterle wanted to show her appreciation to Chief Matherly for his work with the department. She also discussed the deer population crisis with the city and DNR. Ann Marie Drop asked about the DDJ Grants when received and when up. Rec'd 2018 and up 12/2019 DDJ funded one officer (Officer David Schwindt) compiles and sorts the data received. Orville Townsend asked about police arrests during the football season. (7 last season) Jeff Falk discussed the school board's recent meeting about school resource officers and what the cost associated with that would be and more complaints to the Community Police Review Board. Chief Matherly stats showed 2017 had 81 visits and 2018 had 223 visits to the schools for various reasons. He said that the school administration, parents and teachers should decide what is best for the schools. At the conclusion of the public discussion, the Chair thanked everyone for coming and for their input and stated that there were information packets on the table in the back. The forum was adjourned at 6:44p.m. Donald King, Chair (Transcriptions are available at ICgov.org) Page i Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription Community Police Review Board —Annual Forum Monday, April 29, 2019 — 6:00 P.M. IC Public Library Room A 123 S. Linn Street Members Present: Galpin, King (Chair), McDaniel, Selmer, Townsend Staff Present: Legal Counsel Patrick Ford. Staff Chris Olney, Kellie Freehling Others Present: Police Chief Jody Matherly, Captain Denise Brotherton Introduction of Board Members: King/ On the back table is, uh, some handouts for the Community Police Review Board information .... um, on what we do. Um, we review, um, complaints about, uh, allegations on policeman's conduct. We review the policies, procedures, and practices.... um, for the Police Department. Unr.... complaint review process and the Community Review Board timelines are all within this paperwork in the back. Also in the back we have, uh, a calendar year from 2015 of the, uh, complaints that were filed in that year and the outcomes of those, uh, complaints. Um, item .... uh, this is a public forum and it's being recorded for rebroadcast on Channel City 4. Um.... Consider Motion to Accent Correspondence and/or Documents: King/ ...we received no outside correspondence for this meeting. Introduce Police Chief Matherly: King/ I'd like to introduce Police Chief Matherly for the, uh, State of the Police Department. Matherly/ Thank you. Are these working? (several talking in background) Thank you very much! Um, my name's Jody Matherly. I'm going to stand. I think this'll still capture me. Uh, I've been here as Police Chief for two and a half years. Um, 36 years overall in law enforcement. So, a little history for me. Uh, five years in Altoona Police. Before that nine years for the Grinnell Police Department, and 20 years in Flint, Michigan is where I, uh, started police work. So my friends say I can't hold down a job (laughs) um, and I've truly come to new places and .... and found places that are a better fit for me, and Iowa City is certainly one of those. Uh, what I found most intriguing about this city is its acceptance and .... and inclusivity of ...of all persons and that makes a police department's job pretty easy, because we know where the City Council, the community, um, and ... and where, you know, everybody that's here, be it University folks that are only here for four years, moving on to other professions and new lives; um, that we all belong... belong here together. So policing in and of itself, law enforcement, and our job has really had to evolve from a few years ago, as short as 10, 15 years ago, we were more into the warrior This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Paget Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription mentality and leaving that behind and getting into a protection, uh, and a guardianship mentality. Um, we've been pretty good at that here and for a couple reasons. We are, uh, nationally accredited, uh, law enforcement agency. It's called CALEA and there's only about a dozen CALEA agencies in the state, um, and there's a couple hundred nationwide. We operate to the gold standards, so our policies, our procedures, and then the proof that we're actually those policies and procedures are monitored at all times, and on a yearly basis we have to do what's.... what's called some reviews at the national level, and then every four years they really hand it to us and make sure that everything's spot-on, and we operate to that level without any problems at all. So ... we're being watched and we're grading ourselves as much as anybody else is, and that allows us to do a much better job. Let me talk a little bit about 2018, because we stood here last year and the crowd was about the same size, and I will tell you Orville Townsend mentioned it to me last year. He said, 'You know, these crowds have gotten smaller because things are pretty good right now,' doesn't mean they're perfect. We have a lot to do, but by and large we're trying to .... to be transparent with the community, tryin' to do the right thing, and.....and being as hard on ourselves as .... as anybody because we correct things before they become big problems, and I think that's an important thing to look at. 2018 we did a couple of...of really good things. We, um, we received a couple grants and they were worth $750,000 total. So these are .... these are big grants. But one of'em was from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and it was a grant to allow us, this was a two-year grant, to, um, get into being a better agency, and we were one of six demonstration sites nationwide that got this grant — only one of six — um, for sexual assault and gender bias in investigations in sexual assault. So we also took a trauma - informed approach, so we got to understand better — I say'we' — our investigators or officers, when we're investigating a sexual assault, uh, the effect that trauma can have on a victim and how we have to understand that concept and understand what that victim's going through and take a victim -based approach to these investigations. That is so important, cause it's real easy for someone to come in and try to report a crime, but when you've gone through that and when you're living, um, as a victim, we need to understand the effects that can have on your mental health, your physical health, uh, those around you — family, friends — everything. So this grant has allowed us to be even better experts in that area, and we've spent a lot of time, a lot of money — but it was grant money — sending almost all our officers through training, but many of them through extensive training and many of'em out of state. They've been to Dallas, San Diego, Orlando, uh, Virginia (laughs) all over the nation, getting the best training that there is in this line of work. So that's been really good. Our second one, and maybe you've heard this term, is the data -driven justice initiative. So that was a....another grant. David Schwent, who a lot of you know as Officer Friendly, he was our downtown officer for many years, um, is the coordinator for the DDJ grant that we received. And his job is to look at low-level offenders that are using, not just police services but also, um, social services, emergency services, hospitals, and see if we can't identify ways to help them, so they're not still using those systems and never getting out of that ... that rotation, and that's what we found through the research is, you know, there's individuals that are using these systems (laughs) but nobody's really doing sometbin' preventive to get 'em out of that cycle, and so our job is to monitor that and find out what can we do differently, and so we've taken a few steps, and that .... that grant continues through December of this year, um, but one of This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page 3 Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription 'em is CIT training, um, crisis intervention training. So it teaches our officers to do a better job at ... getting to a crisis situation and identifying the root of the problem, and not just treating the symptom itself. So it's really easy, and believe me, after 36 years, this is all I was trained to do — I have a gun, I have some mace, I have a baton, and I get to a situation. Next call's pending, so I gotta get goin' here. I basically find out what happened. I handcuff ya. 1 take ya to jail. That was it! We didn't look at mental health. We didn't look at substance abuse. We didn't look at what's going on in that person's life. We weren't trained to do that, and there wasn't data out there to help us be trained to do that, not in the police world. So we've slowed things down and said what can we do upfront, what can we do on the scene, I'm talkin' 3:00 A.M. (laughs) when there's not a lot of places open to help us, and triage this a little better, slow things down, and identify how we can help that person in distress, instead of just handcuffin' 'em and take 'em to jail. The idea behind this is two -fold. Quit fillin' the jails with people that don't need to be there, but also get 'em the help they need so there's not that recidivism, so they're not continuing to get themselves into problems. We've been pretty successful at that, and I'll go through some numbers here in just a minute and talk about how successful. Here's the cool part — as we looked at that grant and we continue to monitor this, we started lookin' at the jail populations. So we said if the jail population goes down, what happens to the crime rate? What we're finding is, the crime rate's staying down too. So having less people in jail is not ... (laughs) had this big impact on crime. As a matter of fact the crime level here's stayed very low. So were a safe community. We're putting less people in jail, and we're havin' success with that. So we're seem'some really good things. This grant is invaluable. We plan on continuing some type of DDJ, data -driven justice, even when the grant ends, and I'm workin' on that as we speak, to see how we can fit that into our plan, but I think it's so important to continue. It's not just Iowa City. This is with Johnson County, uh, as well as some of the other agencies too, and the social service agencies, the hospitals — everybody. So there's big players involved ui this whole thing. We happen to have gotten the grant, along with some of the money towards Johnson County, um, jail diversion program, and we're coordinating that together, but um, big piece of the puzzle, seem' some success with it, that .... that's made 2018 goin' into 19 really successful for us and we're really pleased with that. One of the other things we did was, all, we added an officer to the evening shift for downtown. I talked about Schwent being Officer Friendly. He was our downtown officer for several years, and what we found is downtown needed an evening officer. You knew they started. ...the Downtown District started the nighttime mayor program, and we wanted a counterpart for that to say what can we do to reach out to the businesses, to the bars, to .... to the, all, restaurants, everybody down here, and have a little more strategic concept of how to make things safe and how to make people feel comfortable, instead of just bein' (mumbled) night shift. Um, and that's worked very well. We're startin' to do classes for the businesses down here, teach 'em how to deal with .... with intoxicated people, and we partner with the University, um, with the SHOUT program, that gives the .... (laughs) gives us an opportunity to get those that maybe had a little too much to drink, before they get themselves in trouble, before they get themselves put in the hospital, to get 'em to a safe place. Um, but not just intoxicated people. Chief Beckner over at the University said it best. He said if I can narrow the amount of time that someone can be a victim, then there's less crime, and so when we see a female walkin' by themselves, that maybe got =ter.,.-"-11.,111y a ioasenaory accurate transcnption of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Paged Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription separated from their group and it's late, let's stop, hey, do you need a ride and (mumbled) over there (mumbled) University students themselves and give 'em a ride to a safe place. No money, don't have to ask questions. If you need a ride we'll get you a safe ride and get ya to where you need to go instead of walkin' home by yourself. Narrow that window victim (coughing, unable to hear speaker) victim and you increase your .... your success rate, if you will, to prevent crime. So that's been very good. Uh, we have also, um.... changed our....our mission statement. So, one of the.. ...one of the things every police department has is what do we stand for, who are we, and .... and what's important to us. So we .... we had a pretty lengthy mission statement and it was a paragraph (laughs) never really got to know the thing too well cause it wasn't who we were. It might have been who we were years ago, but it wasn't who we were today. So we took the time this year to reshape our mission statement, and this came directly out of that IACP grant that the, um, gender bias investigation grant that I talked about. So here's our new mission statement and I wanted to have you folks here .... we just changed this, uh, last month. I even put .... I put signs all over the station. I even have a little bit of this on the cars, if you see our police cars, but here's what it says. To work in partnership with the community, enhance trust, protect with courage and compassion and empower victims of crime through excellence in service. I think that's a very powerful statement, that... especially the empower victims of crime. We wanna empower them, um, but with the excellence in service. So when you see our police cars, now look on the right front fender .... well actually both front fenders, and we have 'excellence in service' written on every single police car. And I tell my officers, and there's signs all over the station, when you walk out of the watch meetings, read our mission statement. When you get into your car, read that 'excellence in service.' When you're out there doin' your job, and you think that probably didn't go as well as it could of, look at the fender and remember'excellence in service,' that's who we are, that's the standard you should uphold. That's your mission every day, is excellence in service. So I think it's very important for them to remember that. It's so important to me I put decals on the cars (laughs) so they'll never forget it. Um, so yeah, we're very, uh, very pleased with that. One of the last things we did this year was taking better car of our officers. Suicide rates for police officers are very high right now. Urn .... and it's not gettin' any better. So we had to take a step back and say we wanna make sure that our officers are healthy, that they have their .... their heads on straight, and that things are going well for them, so they can come help you. If things aren't good in our lives, it's hard for us to help others. So we have to make sure that we're taking care of ourselves, first and foremost. It's kinda like don't run too fast to an emergency call, cause if you go too fast you're gonna get....what? In an accident! If you get in an accident, you've done nobody any good (laughs) cause you're not gonna get there. So slow things down, get there safely. Same with their psyche, same with their mental health, same with the officer's day-to-day living. They have to take care of themselves, so they can suit up every day and come serve the community. So we .... we've done several things. We started a peer -to -peer program and I actually got this from Des Moines is where I first saw it. But these are specially trained officers that can recognize problems amongst the groups that they're workin' with, their own people, their own peers, their own officers, and identify things that maybe things aren't goin' too good and maybe they could use my help right now. So .... they're trained to pull that officer aside and say is there anything we can do for you. They have the captain's ears, the chiefs ears, uh, This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. PageS Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription our, uh, our EAP program, employee assistance program's ears. We have a cadre of police chaplains that .... that can help out. Um, and if they need anything, be it them, their family.... financial woes, anything at all, then we're in a position to reach out and to help them before things go bad in their lives. The peer -to -peer program's been very successful for us. Um, and let me finish up. I don't wanna talk all night here, but we talk a little bit about .... about our police department itself. We have 86 patrol officers. Eighty-six sworn officers with our agency. Now to put that into perspective, the Sheriffs office has about 70 sworn deputies, the University of Iowa has about 40 sworn police officers, Coralville has about 30 sworn police officers, and then North Liberty has about 27 or so sworn police officers. So we're the largest agency, uh, obviously in the County, with 86. Um, we try to hire folks that match our community. We wanna be a cross-section of the community. So .... we're at about 2% Asian Pacific Islanders; we're about, just over 6%, uh, black officers; and we have, uh, one Hispanic officer right now, and he just started in the academy. So, and our average age is 38. So we don't have a lot of young officers, but we don't have a lot of old officers, about 38. In the .... in the world of police departments, that's pretty old. Um, you know, the.. ..we can retire after 22 years, age 55, and so, you know, some officers tend to get out, but ours tend to stick around. They like workin' here, they enjoy the job itself, and uh, so longevity here's (laughs) really good. Um, we hover at about 70,000 calls for service every year and last year was no different. In 2018, 70,130 compared to 70,550. So we continue to .... to stick right around there. But some more interesting things that .... that occurred in 18, I talked about our ability to identify things, uh, out in the field and make less arrests. So that crisis intervention training that we take to .... to .... to do that, here's the results of that. So in the last seven years, in the last seven years, this year — 2018 — was the lowest for arrests. It was the lowest for disorderly conduct charges, and it was the lowest for public intox. I'm a firm believer cause we got better at what we did, we were able to identify alternative solutions. one of the things that the City and the County have been very supportive on is the Access Center that, as you well know, is, um, is being built as we speak. The crisis stabilization unit at the U is .... is up and running now. So we're able to identify better methods to take care of the problem and keep folks out of jail, and these numbers are showin' that that trend is going down from those arrests, uh, and that .... that's a good thing. So, we know that were spending our money and our training wisely, and the officers are doin' a great job. Um, crime overall went up a very small amount. It was about 8% for all crime. That's not a huge amount when you're talkin' about 4,000 crimes per year. Um, we saw an increase in aggravated assault, which is the more serious type assaults. Uh, we saw an increase in sexual assaults and in drug arrests. Um, I'm song, drug cases — not drug arrests. Drug investigations. But we saw a decrease in robbery. We saw a decrease in burglaries. We saw a decrease in weapons, uh, and we saw a decrease in simple assaults. Some of the more violent crimes, uh, that you see day-to-day, we saw a decrease in those, and really that's.....at the end of the day what we're after is reduce violent crime first and foremost, uh, and we were successful last year doing that. Uh, juveniles, everybody always asks, 'How are the kids? What do we got for juveniles going onT That's important, I mean those are the ones we try to reach out to the most and connect with, cause we have the biggest impact on them. When they grow up and.. ..and there's, you know, that sense maturity with them, that sense of responsibility, they're successful in life. We like to be part of that! Um, we have limited access, obviously. Um, but .... but we put on a lot of This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page 6 Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription programs, which is right down her alley with support services, and we'll talk about that in a minute, where .... we wanna connect with those kids. So we spend a lot of time to .... to connect with our youth, whether it's flyin' kites in the park or at National Night Out, givin' out backpacks or whatever... whatever it is we're doing, we're tryin' to connect with them all the time. Urn, so calls for service last year for juveniles went up 3%. So it went from 573 in 17 to 595. So calls for service, regarding juveniles, went up 3%. That's not a big raise, but what we did find is we went down 12% on the amount that we referred to the court systems and arrested. So (mumbled) we have more contact with juveniles, we were arresting them less. Again, I think the officers are gettin' to know the parents, gettin' to know guardians, gettin' to know those adults that are (mumbled) this child and able to reach out and .... and take alternative action instead of just puffin' the handcuffs on 'em and puttin, ell, in the court system. Um, so we're pretty proud of that. And. - just hit a couple more things here. Uh, when it came to juveniles, we had, uh, these are for charges, actually chargin' them into the court system. Um, we had .... fewer arrests for Hispanic and for black children, uh, that is juveniles, those under 18 years of age, in 2018. So for example, 2017, for black youth it was 141; it was 117 in 18. So we went down. For Hispanics it was 34 of those in 17. We went down to 15 in 18. So dramatic decrease in those, uh, which I think's very important, uh, for everybody, so ..... that's it. Let me, uh, introduce, uh, my captain here and then we'll take questions or anything that the Board decides here. So this is Captain Denise Brotherton. Um, I always tell her I don't like to talk about this part, but she's our first female captain in Iowa City, and 1....I don't like to really talk about that cause she wasn't promoted because of that. She was promoted because she was absolutely the best one for the job. And I'm gonna go back a few years and I did assessment centers, uh, for promotional exams and she sat through a couple times in promo .... uh, promotional assessment centers when I came here, and I wasn't the chief here yet. But I told her I said you know (laughs) you're always very sharp and you're goin' places and I could just see that years ago. Well, here she is! So she's made captain now. Urn, there's only two captains in our police department. There's one in charge of field operations — that's Bill Campbell, and then there's one in charge of support services. I tell people support services is kinda everything non -police related, but in our world here, it's also our community outreach folks, so it's very important for us, so Captain Denise Brotherton and I'll let her stand and say just a few words so you can get to know her! Brotherton/ You guys gonna be able to hear me? Okay! Nice when it's a smaller room. So again I'm Denise Brotherton. I've been with the department for about 24 years now, and I'm just from up the road in Cedar Rapids. I've been here as long as I was in Cedar Rapids and I feel now this is probably more my hometown, the Iowa City community. Back in Cedar Rapids they almost, when I go back there I feel more like a visitor than I .... than I used to, and that's great, because I'm raising a family here and um, I can't think of a better .... a better place to live and a better place to serve. Uh, I am in charge of support services now and I think it's the fun part of the department because I have the positive things. I have Animal Services that I oversee and that couldn't be a greater team of people with such an awesome mission down there, and I have the Community Outreach, uh, Division, which was always important to me when I worked on patrol and it's nice to be able to guide that group, uh, it's a great group of people. We have the two downtown This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019, Page 7 Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription liaison officers Chief Matherly, uh, mentioned, and that is Rob Cash and Colin Fowler. And we also have our Neighborhood Response officer, Luke Erickson, and then in our .... our, uh, Crime Prevention and Community Outreach, Officer is Ashton Haze, who just does a phenomenal job. Along, uh, with some other divisions, I ... Under support services, would be our evidence, our records, and also quarter master. Get the guys in the uniforms and looking good and professional. Uh, what's exciting right now for our cormnunity outreach section or division is when the weather gets nice, be it festivals and they're busy all year round, but you know you just have a lot more goin' on in the summer. We get them out there, interactin' with the public, uh, besides just some of the presentations they do, and we also try to get the patrol officers involved in those too. So as much as they can stop by. So it gives everyone a chance to .... to see people on a level that it's not just a response to a call or something bad happening. Uh, another thing that our Community Outreach division has done, and Ashton did an awesome job on this, was is we're trying to cormect a little bit more with,um, some of our immigrant conum mities, and uh, but what we found is, you know, the .... the barriers, because of language, and not understanding how our system works or being concerned about contacting us because of maybe their status, and we wanna help everybody. We want everyone to call us if they need us and to understand is it .... what's an emergency, when should I call 9-1-1 or when do I just call the police. If I have a question or, uh, I just have like a neighborhood situation or need some assistance. So what we have our infonnational (mumbled) fliers here. We got this idea from our Library, and pretty much, um, with the same languages they do and this is an evolving, um, program. So we hope to add to it. We hope to get feedback from community members on what information is helpful, that we have things translated properly, and so this is our first batch out. I'll have these available for people afterwards, but I .... of course can't read the languages, so I've put sticky notes on 'em so I know but we have Chinese, Swahili, French, Arabic, and Spanish. So, it's a start. We certainly have much more languages in our community, uh, but you know, hopefully these will .... these will start (mumbled) and we can get that information out there. And again, I'll have these available for people to look at afterwards (talking in background) Oh, and on this also has .... it has information about language line, so obviously we would love to have officers who can speak all these languages, and that's our goal too, but in here it also explains about language.... language line. So we can always communicate, and that goes through all languages. Just not the ones we have here. So we can always communicate with our victims. Thank you! Public Discussion with Community Police Review Board: King/ I'd like to open the, uh, forum up to public discussion. Um, if you have any questions or comments, please come up. Uh, sign in, uh, the microphone there is live. State your name for the public record and for recording, and please try to keep it within five minutes. If anybody wants to come up. Dieterle/ Um, hi. I .... I wanted first to express my appreciation to Chief Matherly (clears throat) and for his work with the department, cause I think having lived here for such a long time and lived through prior years when we had lots of problems, um, it's a real pleasure to have it be as nice as it is now. So, thank you very much for that. The other thing is that This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual formn of April 29, 2019. Page s Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription I'm wondering about (clears throat) it's a practical question, Officer Frank I believe was the one who hosted the deer forum, the management, and the City did its best after listening to that forum to come up with what they thought was a workable plan to deal with difficulty. Uh, but as you probably know, the, uh, Natural Resources Commission turned us down twice, and uh, we now are kind of stuck with it, for at least another year, without having anything done at all, and um, the other aright, uh, in the City Council meeting, it was decided that another approach would be made to the Natural Resources Commission to try to work out some sort of a modus vivendi here. But in the meantime (clears throat) um....there are getting to be more and more deer and this is the season when the pregnant females will produce fawns, and so the population of deer is likely to go up by another third. And, um,1 for the first time since I've lived in my address there and gardened there have got deer coming through my yard every single night, and I think that it's only a matter of time when you have so many, uh, that there're going to be more accidents with vehicles, there's going to be more, um, starving and probably sick deer because of the population pressure and the lack of food. So I guess my question is if you find a deer that's' in distress or one where it's been bit by, uh, I guess there are hunting, there are going to be bow hunting.... going on, um, and you've got a dying or, obviously diseased deer, who .... who do we call? Do we call the Animal Shelter? Do we call the police? Do we call 9-1-1? What do we do? A friend of mine was just talking about it the other night, um (clears throat) there was a great big buck, he said that, uh, was obviously in physical distress, wondering down the creek, and he didn't know what to do. Brotherton/ Yeah, patrol will respond (mumbled) Dieterle/ Yes. Brotherton/ Patrol will respond to handle those situations and we've done that through the years and they're trained to .... to deal with those and the injured animals. So you can just call the main number for the Joint Emergency Communication Center, uh, which is 356-6800, uh, it .... you would call 9-1-1 in a situation like you were involved in a crash and people were hurt with the deer. Otherwise if you see an injured deer in your yard, along the road, uh, you can just call that number and they'll send out, uh ,usually a patrol officer to deal with that. The animal's already deceased, then we send out Animal Services also. Dieterle/ I don't have enough experience myself dealing with deer. I've read up on what it's like, uh, to try to do that, and suggestions for what to do, and one of'em is that although, you know, deer can jump quite high fences, they don't usually do it unless they have got a room to land. Um, now if you have stakes for gardens, for instance, where if they try to jump they get impaled on a stake in your garden, that could create quite a situation, where I think they'd almost have to be dispatched, you know. Brotherton/ Sometimes that does have to happen, yeah, when they're injured. Dietetic/ (mumbled) and the police department would do that or.... Brotherton/ Yeah. Yes, we'll take care of that. _,� •�Yi cami�o viily a readonaoly accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page g Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription Dieterle/ All right. Um, well again, thank you very much and when, um, is it going to be on the bulletin's that the City sends out, what time this forum with your presentation is going to be aired, uh, on public, uh, the public channel? Brotherton/ Certainly, yeah, are you signed up to received, uh, the notifications from the City, the Public notifications? Dieterle/ Yes. Uh huh. Brotherton/ You should receive it on there also. Dieterle/ Okay, cause I think, um, there are a lot of people who are probably interested that didn't come. It's hard to come in the evenings and would like to know when it's going to be posted (both talking) All right, thank you. Brotherton/ Thank you. King/ Anybody else? (talking in background) (female)/ My question is for, uh.... pardon me? King/ Could you state your naive and (both talking) Drop/ Oh, my naive is Ann Marie Drop and I live in Iowa City. Um, my question is for, uh, Chief Matherly, and I'm wondering, this is concerning the DDJ grant, um, what's the timeline for that grant? When did you get it,and when will it expire? And then my second question is how many officers have been trained with that grant money, uh... up to this point? Matherly/ Sure. So we .... we received that grant just in the late 2017, to early 201 S. It goes through December of 2019. Um, so it was just under a two-year grant. Originally it was planned as a three-year grant and, cause the government red -taped the (laughs) the federal level, it just took time, so it ended up bein' a two-year. Um, the....the CIT training itself that we're going through, every police officer in this county has gone through that. Uli, now even the new ones that we're hiring are getting that 40 hours in the academy. So they're still seeing the crisis intervention training in the academy. That grant, the .... the biggest part of it was to fund a full-time position to actually coordinate all of this, and to have the ability to .... to take the data in and crunch the numbers and make it meaningful coming out, you know, stuff that we could actually recognize as helping us, and so it funds that position, which is now David Schwent. So that was the other piece of it. Drop/ Okay. Thank you. Matherly/ Thank you. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page io Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription King/ Any other questions? Townsend/ Yeah, I had a question for the Chief. Uh, Chef, over the years, football season's always been problematic in terms of fans, rowdiness and stuff, and we usually just have a phenomenal amount of arrests. Uh, have we improved in that area in terms of number of arrests in football season? Matherly/ That's a good question. So, last year started to get a little ornery on us. We had, uh, some .... it was in the papers, so I'm speakin' what was already public, but some fraternities that kinda cranked it up a notch for some of the tailgates. We were able to get a handle on that after a while and get it back under control. Each game we generally make no more than two or three arrests at the tailgating and game itself, Um, if it's Iowa State or somethin' it's a little bigger and there's a little more energy involved, sometimes the arrests are as high as seven. But by and large we don't have a whole lot of arrests with those. You know we .... we're .... we give a little bit of latitude. We want folks to have fun. We only ask that you be safe and that you don't, you know, hurt anybody else and just....just lay low and have fun and enjoy yourself. Uh, the director over at the University and I have the exact same philosophy in that area — if you want our attention you'll get it, but otherwise enjoy yourself, and. —and they.... they, most folks are here to have a good time. We keep it safe. Now when we come downtown that evening when the game's over, uh, sometimes those arrests can spike a little bit, depending on the energy level too. Um, I personally come down in the evenings on game night, just kind of walk around and monitor things. Um, and you know it's not the visitors. You know, everybody, Wisconsin's bad fans. No, it was kind of our fans that night (laughs) when Wisconsin was here. We were bein' a little bit too rude, and I say'we,' mostly the students. So we, you know, we were kinda pointin' it out the next day that, well, these games, they're guests at our house here. We should treat 'em as guests and uh, sometimes that energy is so high and that rivalry is so strong that it's not necessarily well behaved, but by and large it's a very good experience. We have extra patrols on, not just on the games. We have over a hundred officers that work the games, um, and then we have beefed up patrol also, increased patrol in the downtown area after the game. So we're ready to respond and we run a pretty good visibility, an omnipresence if you will, to run as a deterrence for trouble. Townsend/ Thank you. King/ Anyone else? Felk/ Hi, I'm Jeff Felk (difficult to hear) live in Iowa City (unable to hear) Uh... this is a little bit off the track, but you might be familiar that at the Greeshan School Board meeting there was a, uh.... proposal submitted by the school's safety committee, uh, and it's top proposal was to have a school resource officer in the high schools I believe it was. Uh.... needless to say, one has no idea whether any of this will be taken up by the School Board eventually, or it'll just wind up in a circular filing cabinet some place. But Ion just curious because I could see that if such a proposal was enacted and a .... uniformed officer was in .... schools, uh, that the review board might have some .... more work to do, uh, This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page i i Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription. eventually in terms of complaints and whatnot. Uh, so (clears throat) there are two things I'm curious about. One thing is I think it came up that such a position would not cost the school anything because it would be paid for by the Police Department. I don't know whether that's true or not, so I'd like to know whether that's true. The other is, uh, although, uh.... uh, the, uh, the Iowa City police force has done a lot of training about community relations and relations with juveniles, I'm just curious whether off the top of your head. I realize you haven't had a chance to think (mumbled) do you think officers in the school would need additional kind of training, uh. .... for example if somebody came up with well we'd like officers in school but we don't want them armed. Is that something that you would go along with? I'm just trying to anticipate things. Thanks. Matherly/ Um, and thanks for bringing that up, I mean it's .... it's been out there, the discussions been made. I will tell you these discussions have taken place long before it was brought to the School Board. We always talked about our presence in the schools, and in fact I have another stat for ya. Um, in 2017 we did 81 visits to the schools, in 2018 we did 223 visits to the schools. Um, for presentations and programs and things, that's not getting called there, that's putting that extra effort in to connect with our kids. So when I mentioned the juvenile stats earlier and I said it's difficult to connect with kids, well.... one of the reasons is cause we'd love to be in the schools more often than what we are, cause that's where the kids are, where our youth are, and so, uh, connecting with them for us, to build the relationships with the police, to. ...to have that .... that sense of trust with them and know that they .... they can turn to us if they need us is so, so important. Now the other side of that coin is and you talked about it is, you know, would there be an increase in CPRB, uh, complaints, would there be an increase in juvenile arrests, the school to prison pipeline as they call it. Um .... you know, you've seen where are stats lie. We're doing everything we can to reduce that. My opinion is if we were in the schools that we would continue that trend. We wouldn't look to go in the schools and be number one discipline.... disciplinarians. That's not our job! And I've had, I've worked at agencies where there are SROs and the very contract itself says we will not be dis.... Disciplinarians. Just not our job! Teachers don't want us to do it. Administrators don't want us to do. We don't wanna do it. We're police officers. But what we do want to be able to do is be part of the long-term strategic solution to some of the problems in the schools. So. ....less on the patrol the hallways, and hey, you're late for class, you're in trouble, and more on the .... the softer end of it, the strategic end of it, to build that trust, number one, but also .... got into a .... a, and we're even starting this process (mumbled) assessment mode, where when a child's in need, when somebody's Navin' problems, maybe the parents got arrested (mumbled) domestic or maybe the police were called to the house for whatever reason, maybe the child it ... himself or herself is havin' problems. Maybe they're being bullied. To be involved in those processes early on and get a handle on it, before .... it implodes. You k now, we don't ever want to see that happen. Um, I wouldn't have a problem with.. —with a softer approach. Kind of dressed like I am, you know, and not a uniform. Not patrollin' the hallways but be more of an assistance, be a ... a sense of guidance for'em, be a sense of expertise for the schools. I say all that to say this — I want the schools, the School Board, the School Administrators, the ... the faculty, the staff, and....and the parents and the community at large to decide what's appropriate for our schools. We work well with .... you can see our numbers are going up, um, we.... This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. Page 12 Community Police Review Board Community Forum Transcription we put on all kinds of training for the schools. We connect with them often. I've gone to the School Board meeting and introduced myself and said if there's anything you ever need, let me know. Um, you know.... they have us on speed dial when something goes on and so that relationship's strong. Um, we walk slowly in that area because just going in the schools and not having a plan and not doing things right and try to make sure that we're attentive to the national stats that black females in schools are being suspended at a higher rate than they should be. Many minority, uh, youths, people of color, are being arrested more in schools than they should be. That stat is crystal clear, and if we don't pay attention to that, then we've stepped backwards. And so we .... we never want that to happen. So the solution is to go in slowly, be very strategic, make sure the rules of engagement, if you will, the .... the, our role is crystal clear to everybody, and at the end of the day, she and I and Captain Campbell.... decide what is success and what is not in that role, and we've been at this a long time. Uh, I'm confident that we could have success in the schools, but 1 also wanna be sure that everybody else is confident in that as well and says you're on the right track. So the discussions continue. Nothing changes for us at this point. When a school needs us, we're there. When they want help with training or need help with a troubled student, we're there. So nothin' changes. Another question to have was cost. That's..._ that's all relevant. I got bosses here tonight with City Council and Mayor and, um, you know it's a lot we do is budget driven, so we work within those guidelines. Everything the school does is budget driven. And so whatever we decide, it has to be within our budget, so what can we afford? Um, but I've seen some creative things out there and there's some grants out there. Uh, so, you know, different things, different....different, you know, funds could be put into place. Uh, depends on where our priorities are and how we wanna handle that. So the cost is not necessarily the police, or necessarily the school. It could be one or the other or a combination of both, or through the grants, uh, that are obtainable. Um ... and additional training. The answer is, yes, yes, and yes. We would need to make sure that the officers are well trained in dealing with youth and the alternatives, uh, to arrest that are .... that are out there, urn, the (mumbled) DHS system, um, and our officers are really good. We have some that are... that are absolutely experts in that area now. But we wouldn't put just anybody in the schools. I've got officers that are really good at what they do. School wouldn't be one of 'em. I've got some (laughs) that are better in this area, be it traffic or .... or investigations. So we all have our little pieces of expertise that we like. Um, the right officer would have to be put in that position and trained to a level that is acceptable to us, and acceptable to the .... to the school system itself. So .... good questions! King/ Anyone else? Meeting Adiournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:44 P.M. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Community Police Review Board annual forum of April 29, 2019. COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD INFORMATION For more information about the Community Police Review Board, contact: Community Police Review Board (CPRB) 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5041 Complaint forms are available from: City Clerk/City Hall • Police Department/City Hall • Iowa City Public Library • Broadway St Neighborhood Center • Pheasant Ridge Center • City of Iowa City Website: wwwAcgov.o g Iowa City Community Police Review Board The Iowa City Community Police Review Board (hereafter referred to as the CPRB) consists of five members appointed by the City Council. The CPRB has its own legal counsel. The CPRB reviews reports prepared after investigation of complaints about alleged police misconduct. It then issues its own written reports that contain detailed findings of fact and conclusions that explain why and the extent to which complaints should be sustained or not sustained. The CPRB maintains a central registry of complaints against sworn police officers and prepares annual reports to the City Council on the disposition of these complaints. The CPRB reviews police policies, procedures, and practices, and may recommend modifications to them. The board shall hold at least one community forum each year for the purpose of hearing views on the policies, practices and procedures of the Iowa City police department. The CPRB has only limited civil administrative review powers and has no power or authority over criminal matters or police discipline. It is not a court of law and is not intended to substitute for any form of legal action against the Police Department or the City. COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD INFORMATION The complaint review process All complaints to the Board must be filed with the City Clerk within ninety (90) days of the alleged misconduct. Any person with personal knowledge of the alleged police misconduct may file a CPRB complaint with the board. In order to have "personal knowledge", the complainant must have been directly involved in the incident or witnessed the incident. If the person with personal knowledge is underage or otherwise unable to complete a CPRB complaint form, the CPRB complaint maybe filed by such person's designated representative. Those who may file a complaint are: an adult; a minor with an adult's assistance; an adult filing on behalf of a minor; or a vulnerable adult with assistance from a family member, friend, clergy, or a guardian or other similar court appointed representative. A support person may accompany the complainant through the complaint review process. The CPRB receives a completed complaint form and immediately forwards a copy to the Police Chief for an internal affairs investigation; a copy will also be sent to the Equity Director. A Supervisor or Investigator from the Police Department will contact the complainant as part of the investigation. (If the complaint is about the Chief, the City Manager will conduct the investigation.) The Chief completes the investigation within 90 days and issues a detailed written report that concludes with a finding that the complaint is "sustained" or "not sustained." The CPRB will grant extensions from this deadline for good cause shown. Copies of the Chief's report are sent to the CPRB and to the complainant, the police officers, and the City Manager. The CPRB reviews the Chief's report and may conduct additional investigation or request that the Chief do so. Within 90 days of receipt of the Chief's report, the Board issues a written report that contains detailed findings of fact and a conclusion that explains why and the extent to which the complaint should be "sustained" or "not sustained." The City Council may grant extensions, upon written request. Copies of the CPRB's public report on the Chief's investigation are sent to the complainant, the police officers, the City Manager, Equity Director and the City Council. The CPRB may recommend that the Chief reverse his findings if it determines that they are unsupported by substantial evidence; are unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious; or are contrary to Police Department policy or practice, or any federal, state, or local law. COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD INFORMATION Community Police Review Board (CPRB) complaint process timeline 1. Complaint form filed with CPRB within 90 days of the alleged misconduct by an Iowa City Police Officer. 2. Complaint form is forwarded to the Equity Director — And ICPD for investigation, the Complaint form is also forwarded to CPRB at their next meeting and an Acknowledgement letter is sent to the Complainant. 3. Within 90 days ICPD completes a written confidential report and forwards to the Complainant, officers, City Manager, and CPRB for review. 4. CPRB reviews the Chief's report, sets the level or review, and conducts an additional investigation if necessary. 5. Within 90 days the CPRB issues a public written report with the findings to the Complaint, Police Chief, officers, City Manager, Equity Director and the City Council. Informacion de la comunidad Junta de Revision de la Policia Para obtener mas informacion acerca de la Junta de Revision de la Policia Comunitaria, pongase en contacto con: Comunidad de Policias de la Junta de Revision (CPRB) 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 319-356-5041 Los formularios de quejas estan disponibles en: • Secretaria Municipal / Ayuntamiento • Departamento de Policia / Ayuntamiento Iowa City Public Library Broadway St Neighborhood Center • Faisan Ridge Center • Ciudad de Iowa City Sitio Web: www.icgov.org Policia de la Junta de Revision de Iowa City Community La Junta de Revision de la Policia de Iowa City Community (en adelante denominado el CPRB) se compone de cinco miembros nombrados por el Consejo de la Ciudad. El CPRB tiene su propio abogado. Los comentarios CPRB informes preparados despues de la investigacion de quejas sobre la supuesta mala conducta policial. A continuacion, emite sus propios informes escritos que contienen conclusiones detalladas de hechos y conclusiones que explican por que y el grado en que las quejas deben ser sostenida o no sostenida. El CPRB mantiene un registro central de denuncias contra agentes de policia jurados y prepara informes anuales al Ayuntamiento sobre la resolucion de estas quejas. El CPRB revisa las politicas policiales, procedimientos y practicas, y puede recomendar modificaciones a los mismos. La junta celebrara por to menos un foro de la comunidad cada ano con el proposito de puntos de vista sobre las politicas, practicas y procedimientos del departamento de policia de Iowa City de la audicion. El CPRB solamente tiene poderes limitados de revision administrativa civiles y no tiene poder o autoridad sobre materia penal o la disciplina de la policia. No es un tribunal de justicia y no pretende sustituir a ningun tipo de accion legal contra el Departamento de Policia o de la ciudad. Informacion de la comunidad Junta de Revision de la Policia El proceso de revision de quejas Todas las quejas a la Junta debe ser presentada ante el Secretario de la Ciudad dentro de los noventa (90) dias de la supuesta mala conducta. Cualquier persona con conocimiento personal de la supuesta mala conducta de la policia puede presentar una queja CPRB con la junta. Con el fin de toner "conocimiento personal', el demandante debe haber estado directamente involucrado en el incidente o presenciado el incidente. Si la persona con conocimiento personal es menor de edad o no puede completar un formulario de queja CPRB, la queja CPRB tal vez presentada por el representante designado por dicha persona. Los que pueden presentar una queja son: un adulto; un menor de edad con la ayuda de un adulto; un adulto de presentar, en nombre de un menor de edad; o un adulto vulnerable con la ayuda de un familiar, amigo, el clero, o un tutor u otro semejante nombrado representante. Una persona de apoyo puede acompanar al demandante a traves del proceso de revision de quejas. El CPRB recibe un formulario de queja a inmediatamente envia una copia al jefe de policia para una investigaci6n de asuntos internos; una copia tambien sera enviada al Director de Equidad. Un supervisor o Investigador del Departamento de Policia pondra en contacto con el denunciante como parte de la investigaci6n. (Si la queja es sobre el jefe, el Administrador de la Ciudad Ilevara a cabo la investigaci6n.) El Jefe completa la investigaci6n dentro de Jos 90 dias y emite un informe detallado por escrito que concluye con la constataci6n de que la denuncia es "sostenida" o "no se sustenta." El CPRB otorgara extensiones de este plazo por causa justificada. Copias del informe del Jefe se envian al CPRB y al denunciante, los oficiales de la policia, y el Administrador de la Ciudad. El CPRB revisa el informe del Jefe y podra Ilevar a cabo una investigaci6n adicional o solicitar que el Jefe hacerlo. Dentro de los 90 dias siguientes a la recepcibn del informe del Jefe de la Junta emite un informe escrito que contenga los resultados detallados de los hechos y una conclusi6n que explica por que y el grado en que la queja debe ser "sostenido" o "no se sustenta." El Ayuntamiento podra conceder pr6rrogas, previa solicitud por escrito. Copias del informe publico de la CPRB en la investigaci6n del Jefe se envian al denunciante, los oficiales de policia, el Administrador Municipal, Director de Equidad y el Ayuntamiento. Information de la comunidad Junta de Revision de la Policia El CPRB puede recomendar que el Jefe revertir sus resultados si se determina que no estan respaldadas por evidencia sustancial; son irrazonables, arbitrarias o caprichosas; o son contrarias a la politica del Departamento de Policia o en la practica, o cualquier ley federal, estatal o local. Comunidad de Policias de la Junta de Revision (CPRB) cronograma proceso de quejas 1. Formulario de queja presentado ante CPRB dentro de los 90 dias de la supuesta mala conducta de un oficial de policia de Iowa City. 2. Formulario de queja se remite a la Directora de Equidad - Y CIPD para la investigaci6n; la forma de Quejas tambi6n se remite a CPRB en su pr6xima reunion y una carta de acuse de recibo es enviado a la demandante. 3. Dentro de los 90 dias de la CIPD completa un informe confidencial por escrito y hacia delante a la demandante, los oficiales, administrador de la ciudad, y CPRB para su revision. 4. CPRB revisa el informe del Jefe, establece el nivel u opinion, y Ileva a cabo Una investigaci6n adicional si es necesario. 5. Dentro de los 90 dias del CPRB emite un informe publico escrito con las conclusiones a la Reclamaci6n, el jefe de policia, oficiales, administrador de la ciudad, Directora de Equidad y el Ayuntamiento, Community Police Review Board (CPRB) COMPLAINT PROCESS Complaint form filed with CPRB within 90 days of the alleged misconduct by an Iowa City Police Officer. Complaint form is forwarded to the Equity Director —And ICPD for investigation Complaint form is forwarded to the CPRB at their next meeting and Acknowledgement letter sent to the Complainant. Within 90 days ICPD completes a written confidential report and forwards to the Complainant, officers, City Manager, and CPRB for review. CPRB reviews the Chiefs report, sets level of review, and conducts an additional investigation if necessary. Within 90 days the CPRB issues a public written report with the findings to the Complainant, Police Chief, officers, City Manager, Equity Director and City Council. Options for Filing a Complaint About an Iowa City Police Officer There are three kinds of complaint forms a person may file against an Iowa City Police Officer. A person may choose one or all three. Please note that each type of complaint has a different statute of limitations. The form you choose determines how your complaint will be handled. 1) Iowa City Police Department Comnlaint Form - No Statute of Limitations If you use the Police Department form, Iowa City Police Department Policy will determine the level of investigation into your complaint. You can choose to limit your involvement to a discussion between you and the officer's supervisor, or you can choose to participate in an internal investigation which means that you, the officer, and witnesses will be interviewed by Police Department investigators and a written report on the department's findings and conclusions will be prepared. Generally, investigations and any officer discipline that may result from them are considered nonpublic, confidential records. By law, the Police Chief decides if and how an officer will be disciplined. If usually takes from one week to three months to receive a final response from the department. When you use the Police Department complaint form, the Community Police Review Board will not review your complaint, unless you also file a CPRB complaint form. If you have questions, contact the Police Department (356-5275) 21 Community Police Review Board CPRB Complaint Form - Within 90 days of the alleged misconduct. If you use the CPRB form, the Police Department will conduct an internal investigation. A Supervisor or Investigator from the Police Department will contact you as part of the investigation process. Your participation is critical to the review process. You will be notified of the outcome of the CPRB's review. The CPRB has no authority to discipline police officers, The CPRB handles its work with complaints confidentially and generally does not include information identifying you or the officer in its reports. However, if a complaint Is upheld, the CPRB does have the right to include the names of complainants and officers in its reports under certain conditions. For more information about the CPRB, consult the city ordinance that established it (Iowa City Code Chapter 8- 8). The City Code is available on-line at www.icgov.org or for review in the City Clerk's office at the City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, or contact the Community Police Review Board (356-5041) 3) Iowa City Human Rights Commission Complaint Form — Within 300 days after the alleged discriminatory or unfair nrnrtire has nrriirrrd An individual who believes that they have been discriminated against due to age, race, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, creed, sex, color, religion, gender identity or retaliated against can file a complaint of discrimination with the Iowa City Human Rights Commission. A complaint of discrimination must be filed with the Iowa City Human Rights Commission within three hundred (300)days after the alleged discriminatory or unfair practice occurred. Complaint forms are available upon request or at the Iowa City Human Rights Commission's Office. For more information about filing a complaint of discrimination with the Iowa City Human Rights Commission contact 356-5022 or 356-50I5. Please note complaints of discrimination against the City of Iowa, City, including the Iowa City Police Department are referred to an outside agency for investigation to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Information Sheet 06/15 f , FOR STAFF USE: Complaint No. Received by CONFIDENTIAL Return to: COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City City Clerk's Office 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 (319)356-5041 Name Addresslother contact information Telephone Best time to call A Supervisor or Investigator from the Police Department will contact the complainant as part of the investigation process. Date of Birth Date the incident took place _ (All complaints to the Board alleged misconduct.) Race Gender must be filed with the City Clerk within ninety (90) days of the Any person with personal knowledge of the alleged police misconduct may file a CPRB complaint with the board. In order to have "personal knowledge", the complainant must have been directly involved in the incident or witnessed the incident. If the person with personal knowledge is underage or otherwise unable to complete a CPRB complaint form, the CPRB complaint maybe filed by such person's designated representative. Those who may file a complaint shall include an adult, a minor with an adult's assistance, an adult filing on behalf of a minor, or a vulnerable adult with assistance from a family member, friend, clergy, or a guardian or other similar court appointed representative. A support person (as defined above) may accompany the complainant through the complaint review process. Describe the incident you are complaining about. Give as many details as possible. For example: Where did it happen? Who else was there? Describe the specific police actions you are complaining about. Give officers' names, badge numbers, descriptions. CONFIDENTIAL Section 718.6 State Code of Iowa A person who reports or causes to be reported false information to a fire department or a law enforcement authority, knowing that the information is false, or who reports the alleged occurrence of a criminal act knowing the same did not occur, commits a simple misdemeanor, unless the alleged criminal act reported is a serious or aggravated misdemeanor or felony, in which case the person commits a serious misdemeanor. Please ensure that the complaint you are filing with the Iowa City Community Police Review Board is truthful. In its review of this complaint, the Iowa City Community Police Review Board will forward the information contained in this complaint to representatives of the Iowa City Police Department. Therefore, the above captioned State Code of Iowa applies to a complaint filed with the Iowa City Community Police Review Board. I hereby certify to the best of my knowledge, the statements I have made on this form are true. Signature Date 06/15 CONFIDENTIAL VOLUNTARY SURVEY For Statistical Use Only We will use the following information, which concerns classes of people protected under Iowa City's Human Rights Ordinance, only to prepare our CPRB annual report. We will not use your name or other identifying information in this report. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO FILE YOUR COMPLAINT_ DATE AGE (Circle One) 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 DISABILITY (Circle All Applicable) Physical Mental None ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (Circle One) 100K+ 75-99K 50-75K 25-49K GENDER (Circle One) Female Male Other SEXUAL ORIENTATION (Circle One) LGBTQ Heterosexual Other 56-64 65+ Under 25K ETHNIC ORIGIN (Circle One) Black/African-American Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander White/Caucasian Other WERE YOU BORN IN THE UNITED STATES? (Circle One) Yes No RELIGION _ None Other MARITAL STATUS (Circle One) Married Single Divorced Separated Widowed Other THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY. INFORMATION SHEET Iowa City City .Code - Chapter 8 - Community Police Review Board the City Code on-line go to: www.icqov.org Go to City Government Select City Code, Title 8, Chapter 8 Communit Police Review Board — Website information Avaiiable General information about the Board, the current members, board packets, the complaint form, forum summaries, public complaint reports, and annual reports are on the main webpage. To view information on-line go to: www.iggov.org Go to City Government Select Boards, commissions and committees, then select Community Police Review Board Iowa City Police Department - General Orders Wide ranges of written directives guide members of the Iowa City Police Department. These directives range from Federal, State, and Local laws or Codes to Memorandums, which identify the manner in which the department does its business. Included in these directives are the General Orders of the Iowa City Police Department. General Orders provide guidance to officers in how to handle a variety of different situations. While they may provide specific recommendations, they are not necessarily intended as a step by step guide, but as a more general "how to conduct business" reference, for members of the department. These orders are divided into multiple general headings ranging from Personnel to Operations, with multiple broadly related orders contained in each section. While many orders may be applicable to different sections, they are located in the section to which they are most closely related. To view all ICPD General Orders on-line go to: www.icqov.org Go to City Government Select the Police Department Select General Orders from the list on the right side of the page Calendar Year 2018 CPRB Complaint Info: Complaints filed: 2 In the two complaints filed - Allegations: 3 Officers involved in the allegations: 2 Not Sustained: 3 Sustained: 0 Calendar Year 2017 CPRB Complaint Info: Complaints filed: 4 In the three complaints filed - Allegations: 4 Officers involved in the allegations: 4 Not Sustained: 3 Sustained:1 Of the four complaints filed — Withdrawn: 1 Calendar Year 2016 CPRB Complaint Info: Complaints filed: 6 In the six complaints filed - Allegations: 15 Officers involved in the allegations: 10 Not Sustained: 12 Sustained: 3 Of the six complaints filed - Summarily Dismissed: 1 Calendar Year 2015 CPRB Complaint Info: Complaints filed: 3 In the three complaints filed - Allegations: 5 Officers involved in the allegations: 2 Not Sustained: 5 Sustained: 0 Of the three complaints filed — Summarily Dismissed: 1 Public reports can be found on the City website: icgov.org