09.08.22 POP Meeting NotesBoulder Police Oversight Panel
Meeting Notes
September 8, 2022
I.Approval of last month’s meeting notes
August meeting notes approved unanimously
II.Panel member application and selection process
Co-chair Leonard provided a presentation on the panel’s upcoming
member selection process. The panel approved of the timeline and the
use of a consultant. The panel rejected the idea of holding an in-person
event with candidates. The approved timeline is:
•Sept. 8 Select non-profits
•Sept 12 – Sept 23 Advertise/outreach for applicants (2 weeks)
•Sept 24 – Oct 14 Application period (3 weeks)
•Oct 17 – Oct 28 Selection of Interviewees and scheduling of
interviews
•Oct 31 – Nov 11 Interviews (2 weeks)
•Nov 18 Deliberations & selection complete
•Dec 1 Memo to Council
•Dec 15 Council approval
The panel then voted on which local non-profit organizations would
serve on the Selection Committee. Amistad, Bridge House, and Boulder
County NAACP had indicated interest and willingness to serve on the
Selection Committee. Each panel member could vote for two
organizations during the first round of voting, and one organization for
the second round of voting. The voting results were:
1st round 2nd round
Amistad – 6 Bridge House – 3
Bridge House – 5 NAACP – 5
NAACP - 5
Amistad and Boulder County NAACP were selected.
In accordance with ordinance 8430, two panel members will also serve
on the Selection Committee. Panel members have until September 9 to
indicate interest in serving on selection committee.
III. Committee reports
a. Community Engagement & Communications Committee
i. Ms. Adams and Mr. King provided an update on the member
recruitment event that is being planned to kick-off the start of
the application period.
b. Governance Committee
i. Ms. Villalobos reported that the Governance committee had to
postpone their monthly meeting because of the panel’s
attendance at the film “This is (Not) Who We Are” on August
25.
c. Legacy Review Committee
i. Ms. Wilson provided an update on juvenile data received from
the police department. Ms. Wilson also indicated that the
Legacy Review committee had to reschedule their monthly
meeting due to the panel’s quarterly meeting with Chief
Herold.
IV. Monitor’s report
a. Report on outcome of case reviews
b. Monthly case statistics
• Number of complaints filed in August: 2
o Misconduct: 1
o Serious Misconduct: 1
• Number of community inquiries filed in August: 4
• So far in September, no complaints or community inquiries
have been filed.
• Current open cases: 7
V. Panel selection of cases to review
The panel voted on one complaint, sending case #MI2022-021 to a full
case file review.
VI. Public Comment
There was no public comment.