§ 2-389. Role of the monitor's office in the disciplinary process.

The department of safety and the police, sheriff, and fire departments shall cooperate with the monitor's office in actively monitoring, attending and participating in the disciplinary process. The departments shall establish departmental policies regarding that cooperation. The policies shall ensure that the department of safety and the police, sheriff, and fire departments provide the monitor's office with reasonable notice and opportunity to:

(a)

Receive notice and opportunity to comment prior to entering into agreements, whether written or oral, resulting in the closure of internal investigations or the disciplinary process;

(b)

Make recommendations regarding determinations as to whether department rules or policies have been violated;

(c)

Make recommendations regarding the appropriateness of disciplinary sanctions, if any;

(d)

In addition, those policies shall guarantee the participation of citizens on disciplinary boards;

(e)

Furthermore, the policies shall provide for reasonable time frames to complete the steps in the disciplinary process.

(Ord. No. 730-04, § 1, 10-4-04; Ord. No. 67-15, § 1, 2-23-15; Ord. No. 29-19, § 13, 2-19-19)