§ 2-384. Reports of the citizen oversight board.

(a)

The board shall furnish an annual public report to the mayor and city council regarding the board's assessment of the work of the monitor's office; the board's activities during the preceding year; concerns expressed by citizens; the board's assessment of the department of safety, police, sheriff, and fire department investigative and disciplinary processes; recommendations for ways that those four (4) departments can improve their relationships with the citizens; and recommendations for changes to police, sheriff, and fire department policies, rules, hiring, training, and the complaint process.

(b)

The board's annual report shall be furnished concurrently with the monitor's annual report to the mayor and city council.

(c)

In addition to the annual report, the board may furnish additional reports, which shall be available to the public and which shall include, among other things, patterns relating to complaints and recommendations regarding the sufficiency of investigations, determinations as to whether department rules and policies have been violated, and the appropriateness of disciplinary sanctions, if any.

(d)

The board shall have the ability to hire consultants to assist in assessing the effectiveness of the monitor's office and in preparing the board's annual report and any other reports.

(Ord. No. 730-04, § 1, 10-4-04; Ord. No. 29-19, § 9, 2-19-19)