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request of a complainant, upon the recommendation of the police <br />auditor, or at its own discretion upon a majority vote of its members. <br />(a) The civilian review board shall develop criteria to decide whether <br />to accept a case for review.However, the civilian review board <br />may not accept a completed case that was previously reviewed as <br />a community impact case as described in subsection (4) below. <br />(b) All materials concerning the completed investigations of cases the <br />civilian review board has selected to review shall be made <br />available to members for their confidential review. <br />(c) The civilian review board shall, at one of its regularly scheduled <br />meetings, report on such case(s), which may include comments <br />on the handling of the complaint, the fairness and thoroughness of <br />the investigation, and the reasonableness of the adjudication. <br />(d) The comments and any related policy or procedural issues <br />identified by the civilian review board in the course of its case <br />review shall be provided to the police auditor for further <br />consideration. <br />(3) <br /> The civilian review board may review a random selection of closed <br />cases. <br />(4) <br /> Upon the adjudication of a complaint that the police auditor has <br />identified and the civilian review board has accepted as a community <br />impact case, members of the civilian review board shall be provided all <br />materials concerning the case for their confidential review. Within 14 <br />days of receiving the case, the civilian review board shall meet to <br />discuss and present its determinations on the case. Within 30 days of <br />receiving the case the civilian review board shall do one or more of the <br />following: <br />(a) Concur with the case adjudication; <br />(b) Develop recommendations regarding the handling of the <br />complaint and the investigation process, and/or identify other <br />relevant policy or procedural issues for further consideration; <br />(c) Require the city to reopen the investigation if it finds either: <br />1. The investigation was incomplete or inadequate, and the <br />civilian review board has reason to believe that additional <br />investigation is likely to reveal facts that could change the <br />case adjudication; or <br />2. The adjudication reached by the city is not supported by <br />substantial evidence. <br />When the civilian review board has voted to re-open a community <br />impact case, the police auditor shall inform the civilian review board of <br />the subsequent investigation conducted and the final adjudication <br />decision. <br />(5) <br /> The civilian review board shall notify complainant(s) and involved <br />employee(s) of its decisions on whether to accept a case for review, <br />and shall inform the complainant of its conclusions on the case. <br />Ordinance - 4 <br />