07.14.22 POP Meeting NotesBoulder Police Oversight Panel
Meeting Notes
July 14, 2022
I. Land Acknowledgement
II. Committee reports
a. Community Engagement & Communications Committee
There was not a meeting this month. Will get feedback at the retreat
for events and engagement activities.
b. Governance Committee
Working on word smithing guiding principles and bylaw
amendments.
c. Legacy Review Committee
Committee members worked on how to operationalize a review of
police-juvenile contacts. Next step are to meet with PD data
scientist to pull data. Monitor met with BPD and learned the
department uses a juvenile referral form, which documents much of
the data that the panel needs. Focus is on youth and mental health.
Racial and gender disparities. Next step – acquire spreadsheet of
data points and reports and present to panel, then meet with PD
data scientist.
III. Retreat reminder: July 16
10 AM Municipal building – breakfast and lunch will be served
IV. Monitor’s report
a. Update on increasing the number of panel members
i. The monitor reported that the panel’s request to increase the
number of panel members from nine to eleven has been
added to the City Council’s agenda. The measure will be voted
on by Council on either July 27 or Aug. 4.
b. Update on wellness resources for panel members
i. The monitor reported that an MOU has been drafted that
would provide wellness resources for all panel members at
Naropa.
c. Opportunity for panel input on Boulder’s Reimagining Policing Plan
i. The monitor informed the panel that a council member has
requested that the panel be given an opportunity to review
and provide feedback to the city and BPD on Boulder’s
Reimagining Policing Plan. The monitor asked the panel to
determine whether they would like to do this at a regular
monthly meeting or a special meeting.
d. Report on outcome of case reviews
Case
Number Allegation Fact Pattern Panel Recommendation Department
Determination
SM2022-
001
Rule 1 (G.O. 309-6
(A) Notifications)
Rule 3
Truthfulness
An officer lost
control of their
patrol vehicle and
struck a boulder. The
officer did not
immediately notify a
supervisor and
initially stated that
they did not know
how the damage
occurred to the
vehicle.
Sustain both allegations
Termination
Sustained
Terminated
SM2022-
002
Rule 1 (G.O. 405-2
Investigative
Accountability)
Two officers
responded to a call
of a reported sexual
assault. The caller
had an active
warrant for arrest
relating to a prior
complaint that was
determined to be an
intentionally false
report. The officers
arrested the man on
the warrant but left
without investigating
the sexual assault
allegation against his
wife.
Sustain
5-day suspension
without pay
Written Reprimand
Re-training through
supervisory counseling
Sustained
One-day suspension
without pay
MI2022-
005
Rule 4 Respect for
Others
Disturbance call,
verbal confrontation,
individual told
officers they protect
pedophiles, officer
responded, “Are you
a pedophile?”
Sustain Rule 4
Written Reprimand
Sustained
Verbal Counseling
MI2022-
007
Rule 1 (Customer
Service Value)
Property & Evidence
technician raised
open hand to slow
interaction of
transcribed
conversation with an
individual who is
hearing-impaired.
ADA building
compliance raised.
Exonerate
Review ADA compliance
report when completed
Exonerated
ADA compliance
review underway
MI2022-
009
Rule 1 (G.O. 313
Domestic
Violence
Response
Rule 1 G.O. 101
Unbiased Policing
An individual
involved in a
domestic violence
incident filed a
complaint alleging
that the other party
involved in the
incident should have
been arrested
instead of them.
Complainant alleged
that officer was
biased against them
because of their
arrest and charging
history.
Exonerate Exonerated
e. Monthly case statistics
• Number of complaints filed in June: 4
o Misconduct: 4
o Serious Misconduct: 0
• Number of community inquiries filed in June: 6
• So far in July, two complaints and one community inquiry have been filed.
• Current open cases: 16
V. Panel selection of cases to review
The panel reviewed the summaries of the complaints filed in July 2022.
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 #MI2022-013,
#MI2022-016.
Motion to assign panel members to cases at this meeting.
VI. Panel member announcements
a. Ariel is moving to Seattle but would like to finish her term. She will
focus on membership and recruitment. All panelists support her and
thank her for completing her term.
VII. Public Comment