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11.18.21 POP Meeting NotesBoulder Police Oversight Panel Meeting Notes November 18, 2021 I. Election of new panel co-chairs The panel elected Ariel Amaru and Daniel Leonard as the panel co-chairs for 2022. II. Discussion on panel retreat The panel discussed possible location and scheduling of a panel retreat. The discussion included identifying topics and activities and whether a facilitator should be employed for the retreat. The retreat will likely occur in early 2022. III. Discussion on panel duties and protocols for managing email communications with the public The panel requested the creation of a general email that the public could use to reach all panel members. The monitor facilitated the creation of that email address in coordination with the city’s IT and Communications staff. The panel discussed how the panel will manage the receipt of incoming emails and respond in a timely fashion. IV. Committee assignments The panel discussed the implementation of four subcommittees: • Governance • Education & Orientation • Community Outreach & Communications • Legacy Review Panel members discussed and confirmed their assignment on each subcommittee and agreed to begin meeting as subcommittees. V. Discussion of next meeting with Chief of Police The panel indicated that they would like their next meeting with the Chief of Public to be held in a public setting in the interest of transparency. VI. Update on legal review of panel by-laws The panel indicated that their process for provisional approval of the by- laws has been completed and that the draft by-laws have been reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office. The panel has received edits proposed by the City Attorney’s Office and plan to meet with the attorneys to review the proposed edits. VII. Monitor’s report a. The monitor discussed his upcoming attendance at the NACOLE conference in Tucson, Arizona from Dec. 12-16. b. The monitor provided an update on the MOU for notification to the monitor of critical incidents. The language of the MOU with BPD has been agreed to and the monitor is currently working with the DA’s office on an MOU that would govern incidents controlled by the county-wide Critical Incident Response Team. c. Report on outcome of case reviews i. Panel committees completed two case reviews since the last meeting 1. Both resulted in the panel recommending that the allegations be sustained. a. One case involved an internal complaint about an officers’ statement over the radio and their interaction with dispatch staff. The panel recommended supervisory counseling and a 1- year letter of reprimand in the officer’s file. b. The second case was one which a review committee had previously returned to the department recommending additional investigation. The department conducted the additional investigation and provided a new investigative report to the committee. The committee reviewed the report and ultimately sustained three allegations: Rule 6 Use of Force, and two counts of Rule 8 Conduct. The committee recommended re-training, a one-year letter of reprimand for the Rule 6 allegation and re-training regarding the two counts of conduct allegations. c. The chief’s final disposition on both cases should soon be provided to the panel and the disposition will be reported out at next month’s meeting. d. Monthly case statistics i. Two complaints were filed in October ii. So far in November, two complaints have been filed iii. There are currently 10 active investigations that are in progress (up from 9 last month) iv. So far in 2021, 49 complaints have been filed and nine allegations have been sustained against officers VIII. Panel selection of cases to review The panel reviewed the summaries of the complaints filed in October. The panel voted on whether to conduct a full review of each case. The panel elected to conduct a full case file review of cases #MI2021-047, #MI2021-048 and #MI2021-049. IX. Public Comment Two representatives of the Boulder County NAACP spoke to express their displeasure with the Police Oversight Panel’s public statement in response to the NAACP’s request that the panel review a previously closed complaint investigation.