4948-22 Establishing A Process For Selection Of Community Police Review Board Office

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 22-13 RESOLUTION NO. 4948-22 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD OFFICE DIRECTOR& A PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE INITIAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS WHEREAS, on October 5, 2020 the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. 10721-20 establishing the Community Police Review Board, Review Board Office, and position of Review Office Director; and WHEREAS, on August 9, 2021 the Common Council also passed Ordinance No. 10804- 21 amending the Ordinance and moving the Review Board office to within the Mayoral administration with involvement and oversight by the Council; and WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.17(a) of the Review Board Ordinance states that "[t]he Mayor, with the consultation of the Common Council, shall appoint a full-time Director of the Review Office. The Director shall be supervised and be subject to review and evaluation by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee in collaboration with the Review Board and the Common Council"; and WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.17(b) provides that"[t]he Mayor may request the Common Council review applications and submit no more than three(3)names of candidates to the Mayor for appointment as Director. And further states that"[u[nder this process, the Common Council shall review all applications for the position of Director initially in an Executive Session, and the submission of candidate names shall be conducted through resolution approved by a majority of the Common Council"; and WHEREAS, the position of Review Board Office Director was posted in late November of 2021 and as of March 1, 2022 the City Human Resources Dept. has received 33 applications; and WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.13 provides that Review Board Members shall be selected from nominees submitted by each member of the Common Council, including at large Council members; and WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.13 also states that no Council Member may nominate no more than three(3) candidates for appointment to the Review Board and requires at least one (1) Board Member be appointed from each City Councilmanic district; and WHEREAS, no candidates for the Director position have been interviewed since the previous Director resigned on August 20, 2021 and no process has been approved or written to provide a guide or framework for Council as Council reviews and selects its candidates for Director, as required by the Ordinance and as stated above; and WHEREAS, applications for Review Board Members were first accepted during the summer of 2021, but none have been selected and no process has been written or approved to provide a guide or framework for Council as Council reviews and selects its appointees for Review Board Members; and