11.10.22 POP Meeting NotesBoulder Police Oversight Panel
Meeting Notes
November 10, 2022
In attendance:
OIR Group: Michael Gennaco. Florence Finkle.
Panel Members: Daniel Leonard. Ariel Amaru. Victor King. Taishya Adams. Hadasa Villalobos.
Chiko Bwembya.
Staff: Corey Vasquez (CMO).
I.Approval of minutes of October 13, 2022 BPOP meeting
October meeting notes approved unanimously
II.Status report: BPOP member application and selection process
Panel member application and selection process. Co-chair Leonard updated the panel
on the member selection process.
• Currently holding interviews
• Martha Wilson is keeping a Spreadsheet of candidates
• When further identified city counsel will be presented with the selection for
approval at the December 15, 2022 Council Meeting
III.Status report: Hiring new independent monitor
Co-chair Ariel Amaru updated the Panel on the Independent Police Monitor hiring
process
• Provided there are enough candidates to move forward with, Aimee Kane, the
City Manager, and Chief of Operations from HR will hold first round virtual
interviews on December 14, 2022.
• In person for candidates moving forward will be in person on January 11th and
12th 2023
• In the afternoon/evening of the January 11th a mixer will be held with
candidates, community member, and panel members
• 2 members are need for in person interviews on January 12, 2023. Tenative
Volunteers include: Taishya Adams, Hadasa Villalobos, and Chiko Bwembya
IV.Update: transition to new co-chairs
Daniel Leonard encouraged those interested to please reach out to himself and Ariel
about co-chair information
V.Posting monthly public meeting agenda on website in advance of meeting
a. Motion from AA: I propose that part of the Panel’s monthly meeting
information being made publicly available includes the public posting of the
agenda, along with any virtual meeting information.
a. Daniel Leonard seconded the motion
b. Motion passed
VI.Committee reports
a. Community Engagement and Communications Committee
Taishya Adams update on Community Engagement
• Roadblocks from legal communications, waiting for
clarification
• Area of concern is that there is belief that the Police Chief
meetings should be recorded and shared with public
• Bylaws and oversight transparency is being considered.
Possible steps being considered:
o Meeting with City Manager
o Presentation for City Council
o Reports in City Council board book
o Every three-year evaluation of the Police Oversight
Panel
b. Governance Committee
Hadasa Villalobos provided update on Governance Committee
i.Approval of Guiding Principles
Decision was made to wait on voting on guiding principals
to schedule a time at an upcoming retreat
i. November 16th will be the next Governance Meeting
ii. Waiting for training direction for the Independent Police
Monitor to be hired per ordinance
c. Legacy Review Committee
a. There is not update from the Legacy committee.
VII.Interim Monitor report
Florence Finkle provided an update on behalf of the Independent Police Monitor
a. Monthly case statistics
• Full case file reviews completed in October 2022: 2
• Full case file reviews completed November 1-November8, 2022: 3
• Full case file reviews completed and pending BPD disposition: 3
• Cases Pending panel review: 2 9pending BPD investigation)
VIII.BPOP selection of cases for full review
Case #: SM2022-006: : RULE 1, 4, 8: YES
(Martha, Ariel, Taiysha)
Case #: MI2022-025: RULE 6,1: YES
(Sarah, Chico, Taishya)
Case #: MI2022-026: RULE 5: YES
(Hadasa, Daniel, Victor)
Case #: MI2022-027: RULE 1, 8: YES
(Daniel, Victor, Chiko)
X.Public Comment
Lynn Segal spoke to the documentary “This is Not Us”