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<br />q <br /> <br />3. The Civilian Review Board shall, at one of its regularly scheduled meetings, report on . <br />such case(s), which may include comments on case handling decisions, the fairness and <br />thorQughness of the investigation, and the reasonableness of the adju~iCation. <br /> <br />4. . The Civilian Review Board's comments and any related policy or procedural issues <br />. identified in the course of the Civilian Review Board's case review shall be provided the <br />police auditor for further con~ideration. ' <br /> <br />c) The Civilian ReviE:)w Board may review a random selection of closed cases. <br /> <br />' , <br /> <br />d) Where the police auditor has identified the complaint as a comniunity il]lpact case, members of the <br />Civilian Review Board shall be provided all materials concerning the case I,Jpon the adjudication of the <br />complaint for their confidential reyiew.Within 14 days of receiving the case, the Civilian Review Board <br />shall meet to discuss and present its determinations on the case. Within 30 days of receiving the case, <br />the Civilian Review Board shall do one or more of the following: <br /> <br />. ' . <br /> <br />1. concur with the case adjudication; <br /> <br />2. develop recommendations regarding the complaint handling and investigation process, <br />and/or identify other relevant policy or procedural issues for further consideration; <br /> <br />3. require the city to reopen the investigation where it finds either: <br />i. the investigation was incomplete or inadequate, and the Civilian Review Board has <br />reason to believe that additional investigation is likely to reveal facts that could . <br />change the case adjudication; or' . . <br />ii. the adjudication. reache~ by the city is not supported by substantial evidence*. <br /> <br />e) Where the Civilian Review Board has voted to re-open a community impact case, .the police auditor' <br />shall inform the Civilian Review Board on 'the su'bsequent investigation conducted and the final . <br />.( ') adjudication decision. . <br /> <br />f) . The Civilian Review Board shall notify complainant(s) and involVed employee(s) about its decisions <br />whether to~ccept a case for review, and shall inform the complainant of its conclusions on the case. <br /> <br />g) The Civilian Review Board reviews trends and statistics of complaints against sworn police officers and <br />. civilian employees and may develop recommendations to improve the complaint intake and handling <br />pr~ss. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />h) The Civilian Review Board oversees and evaluates the work of Auditor's Office. The Civilian Review <br />B~ro: . <br />1. establishes criteria by which to evaluate the 'work of the police auditor. <br /> <br />2. reviews, comments and helps maintain policies, procedures and operating principles for the <br />.Auditor's Office and the Civilian Review Board; <br /> <br />3. monitors status reports from the police auditor; <br /> <br />4. may conduct periodic evaluation of the complaint intake and handling system to identify process <br />improvements and/or to ensure complaints are being treated fairly and with due diligence. <br /> <br />' '. <br /> <br />i) The Civilian Review Board may provide a forum to gather community concerns about incident-specific <br />police actions and may receive and forward complaint information to the Auditor's Office for processing. <br /> <br />14. Appointments and Qualifications <br /> <br />a) Members of the Civilian. Review Board shall be volunteers appointed by the City Council. <br /> <br />b) The City Council shall consider the following characteristics when appointing members to the Civilian <br />Review Board: . <br /> <br />5 <br />