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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
DAWN K JONI;S, CITY CLERK
COMMUNITY RELATIONS MARCH 7, 2022 6:00 P.M.
Committee Members Present: Troy Warner, Lori K. Hamann, Eli Wax,
Canneth Lee
Committee Members Absent: None
Other Council Present: Rachel Tomas Morgan, Sheila Niezgodski, Sharon L.
McBride
Other Council Absent: Karen L. White, Henry Davis Jr.
Others Present: Dawn Jones, Victoria Trujillo, Bob Palmer
Presenters: None
Agenda: Discussion of Community Police Review Office Director
Hiring Process
Committee Chair Troy Warner called to order the Community Relations Committee meeting
at 6:00 p.m.
Full audio dialogue of the meeting is available upon request from the City Clerk's Office.
Chair Troy Warner read the language in the ordinance on the appointment of a Director for the
Community Police Review Office (CPRO), which involves the review of applications by
Council in an executive session and submission of no more than three (3) names passed by the
majority. He read the white paper recommendations made in 2021.
Chair Troy Warner outlined the hiring process of department heads by HR. He recommended a
similar model for appointment of the Director of the CPRO, which would include: a phone
interview with HR, group interviews with Council, public release of info on finalists, a public
meeting, and passage of a resolution with no more than three (3) candidates to the Mayor.
Chair Troy Warner stated that all documentation on candidates should be retained by HR and the
Council attorney, and there shall be no contact between any applicants and the Mayor,
administrative staff, or Council to discuss the position.
Committeemember Lori K. Hamann asked if there would be a different set of questions posed to
candidates at each step of the process.
Chair Troy Warner responded affirmatively; however, there may be some overlap.
Committeemember Lori K. Hamann asked who initiates the background checks and APRA.
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Chair Troy Warner responded that that would be HR and, likely, the Council attorney.
Committeemember Eli Wax asked about the timeline for this process.
Chair Troy Warner responded that it could potentially be six (6) weeks.
Committeemember Eli Wax requested confirmation that HR and the Council attorney would
hold the documents, provide them to Council for review as needed, and then return them so
Council members could not take information home.
Chair Troy Warner responded affirmatively.
Councilmember Rachel Tomas Morgan thanked Chair Troy Warner for his work and for sharing
an overview of this process. She asked about the next steps.
Chair Troy Warner responded that he hopes to have a plan in place in the next few days.
Attorney Bob Palmer has suggested a resolution for Council to approve.
Councilmember Sheila Niezgodski asked if Council and the public would agree on interview
questions.
Chair Troy Warner responded that one of the keys is the standardization of the criteria. The
public can submit questions to be approved by HR, the Council Attorney, and Council President.
Council President Sharon L. McBride thanked Chair Troy Warner for starting this dialogue.
Committeemember Lori K. Hamann asked if there would be amendments to the ordinance.
Chair Troy Warner responded that no amendments are necessary at this time.
Committeemember Lori K. Hamann asked Attorney Bob Palmer for confirmation that Council
cannot have an executive session to discuss Board members.
Attorney Bob Palmer responded affirmatively, as Board members are not employees.
Committeemember Eli Wax asked if a resolution is passed that narrows authority of the
ordinance, is it binding on all members.
Attorney Bob Palmers responded that it would be a resolution of the full Council by majority
vote and would thus be binding on all Councilmembers.
With no further business, Chair Troy Warner adjourned the Community Relations meeting at
6:25 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Troy W er, Committee Chair
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