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review board in its review of those cases and other cases <br />accepted by the civilian review board. <br />(hf) The auditor’s office shall provide timely updates on the status of a <br />complaint and notification to the complainant of its final <br />disposition. <br />(ig) The auditor’s office may dismiss a complaint if upon review, it <br />meets criteria that the auditor has established for such action, <br />including reporting delays and/or insufficient information from <br />which to take further action. <br />(jh) The auditor may review and process a complaint not filed directly <br />with the auditor’s office if the auditor determines that concerns <br />have been expressed about conduct of a police employee(s). <br />(ki) Except for good cause, complaints of minor misconduct involving <br />courtesy, communications, and minor rules violations that might <br />be handled as service complaints shall be filed within 60 days of <br />the incident. <br />(lj) Except for good cause, complaints of serious misconduct <br />including, for example, excessive force that causes substantial <br />physical injury, egregious acts of disparate treatment, or major <br />rules violations shall be filed within 6 months of the incident. <br />(2) <br /> Complaint Investigations. <br />(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, <br />administrative investigations of complaints shall not <br />commence until after the auditor has received, classified and <br />routed the complaint. The investigation shall commence <br />upon classification or as soon as possible after <br />classification. <br />(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not preclude <br />preliminary investigations by the auditor’s office, or a police <br />supervisor’s attempt to address a service complaint, <br />provided that the supervisor prepares and forwards to the <br />auditor within 24 hours a report identifying the complainant <br />and contact information for the complainant, and explaining <br />the nature of the service complaint and the outcome of the <br />supervisor’s conversation with the complainant. <br />(c) After consultation with the chief of police and the appropriate <br />prosecutor, the auditor is authorized to require an <br />administrative investigation to proceed concurrently with a <br />related criminal investigation and prosecution. If the chief of <br />police determines that all or a part of an administrative <br />investigation should be postponed in order to avoid <br />jeopardizing a criminal investigation or prosecution, the chief <br />of police shall request the auditor’s agreement on <br />postponement. If the auditor and chief of police are unable to <br />agree on the postponement, then they shall present in writing <br />their respective positions to the municipal court judge, who <br />Ordinance - Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br />