Submitted By
Kira Tchang, Assistant Village Manager/HR Director
Reviewed By
AMZ
Agenda Item Title
Title
Concur with the Citizens Police Oversight Committee and Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendments to the Citizens Police Oversight Committee’s Procedural Rules
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Overview
Overview
The Citizens Police Oversight Committee (CPOC) and Village Staff have made amendments to the CPOC’s Procedural Rules which would allow the CPOC to review audio and video recordings related to citizen complaints. Amendments have been made to Article III, Section B.2. and Article VII, Section B inserting language that would allow the CPOC to review such materials and require CPOC members to maintain the confidentiality of identifying information of complainants or officers contained within these materials.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution
Fiscal Impact
None
Background
The Citizen Police Oversight Committee (CPOC) is an advisory commission to the Village Board of Trustees established under Village Code as Article 30, Sections 2-30-1 through 2-30-5. By ordinance, the CPOC is responsible for receiving and referring complaints from citizens in accordance with procedure, monitoring and evaluating the processing of all citizen complaints in regard to police misconduct, monitoring and evaluating the Village’s efforts in the Police Department in regard to racial and cultural diversity, and meeting with and providing written reports to the Village Board.
The CPOC adopted a motion at its October 19, 2021 meeting to recommend that its Procedural Rules be amended to allow CPOPC access to audio and video recordings related to citizen complaints. Such videos were previously not made available to the committee based on the Village’s lack of available technology resources to remove “identifying information” from these materials as is required within Article III, Section B1 of the procedural rules. By amending the CPOC Procedural Rules, the CPOC may receive such materials. CPOC members are required to maintain confidential any identifying information contained within. Pursuant to Section 2-30-3 of the Village Code, the Village Board is required to approve any amendments to the CPOC’s Procedural Rules.
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Previous Board Action
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Citizen Advisory Commission Action
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Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
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Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
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