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<br />b) Civilian Review Board membership shall terminate automatically if a member ceases to meet the <br />requirements as described in section 14 (d) 1 and 3 and 14 (e) subsequent to his/her appointment <br /> <br /> <br />Q7. Civilian Review Board ~nlzatlon . <br /> <br />. a) The Civilian Review Board shall annually elect from among its membership a chairperson. and a vice <br />chairperson who shall serve in that position for no more than three (3) consecutive one-year terms. <br /> <br />b) The Civilian Review Board shall nominate, subject to approval or rejection by the City Council, one of its <br />. members to serve jointly on the civilian review Civilian Review Board and the Police Commission. <br /> <br />c) The Auditor's Office shall be liaison and provide staff support to the Civilian Review Board. <br /> <br />. d) The Civilian Review Board may ~ppoint from. its.membership committees as necessary to perform its <br />duties. . . . <br /> <br />18. Meetings of the Civilian Review Board <br /> <br />a) The Civilian Review Board shall hold regular meetings with. an opportunity for public comment at least <br />quarterly. The Civilian Review Board and its committees may hold additional meetings as necessary. <br /> <br />b) No business of the Civilian Review Board shall be conducted at a meeting without at least a quorum of <br />four (4) members. All actions ofthe Civilian Review Board shall be made upon a simple majority vote of <br />the members present. . . <br /> <br />19. RepQl1ing and Public InformatiOn <br /> <br />a) In collaboration with .the Auditor's Office, the Civilian Review Board may conduct education and <br />outreach activities to inform the community about the process for filing complaints and commendations <br />)' about police employees. The police auditor shan work with the Civilian Review Board to develop and <br />disseminate information and forms regarding the police complaint handling and review system. <br /> <br />b) Meetings of the Civilian Review Board shall be open to the public except where ~executive sessions are <br />authorized by law and where the Civilian Review Board determines an executive session is necessary <br />or desirable to carry out Civilian Review Board busi.ness. To facilitate the transparency of the Civilian <br />Review Board's activities, the police auditor will develop and present case summaries and status <br />reports in a manner that allows review and discussion in open session, to the maximum extent <br />practicable. . <br /> <br />c) In addition to providing on-going status reports for the Civilian Review Board, th~ police auditor shall <br />develop and present an annual public report for the Civilian Review Board and City Council describing <br />. the activities of the Auditor's Office, its findings and recommendations, the department~s response to its <br />recommendations and other information pertinent to assessing the performance of the Auditor's Office. <br /> <br />d) The Civilian Review Board shall prepare and present an annual report to the City Council that: <br /> <br />i. summarizes the Civilian Review Board's activities, findings and recommendations <br />during the preced~ng year; <br /> <br />ii. assesses the performance of the police auditor consistent with section 13 (g); . <br /> <br />iii. evaluates the work of the auditor's office, including whether the auditor's office is <br />functioning as intended. <br /> <br />e) The polic~ auditor and. Civilian Review Board may develop additional reports as deemed necessary or <br />as requested by the City Council. Reports generated by the police auditor and Civilian Review Board <br />shall strive to protect the privacy of all individuals and shall not contain the names of parties to a <br />complaint (employees, complainants and/or witnesses) not previously disclosed. <br /> <br />7 <br />