§ 2-374. Discretionary oversight by the monitor's office.

(a)

The monitor's office shall have the discretion to monitor any internal department of safety, police or sheriff department investigation of any citizen complaint, including, but not limited to those, alleging:

(1)

Improper use of force;

(2)

Discrimination based upon race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender variance, disability, religion, or political affiliation;

(3)

Retaliation for making a complaint against the police or sheriff department or any police or sheriff department uniformed personnel; or

(4)

Discourtesy.

(b)

The monitor's office shall also have the discretion to monitor any internal investigation by the department of safety, police or sheriff department as to which the monitor's office believes it is in the city's best interest for the monitor's office to be involved including investigations into the sheriff, the chief of police or any of their appointees.

(c)

Upon exercising discretion to monitor an investigation identified in subsection (a) or (b), the monitor's office shall immediately advise:

(1)

The board, the department of safety, police or sheriff's IAB only that the monitor's office shall monitor the investigation pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

(Ord. No. 730-04, § 1, 10-4-04; Ord. No. 29-19, § 2, 2-19-19)