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ITHACA COMMUNITY POLICE BOARD MEETING
MINUTES: Ithaca Community Police Board
PLACE: First Floor Conference Room, Human Services Building 320 W. State
TIME & DATE February 20, 2000
PRESENT: Commissioners Laskowitz, Jones, Graham, Nelson
Chief Basile, Deputy Chief Barnes,
Alderperson Pryor
Nancy Falconer CPB Staff
Excused: Commissioner Killeen
Commissioner Nelson remained
has yet been appointed as Chair
at 3:30 p.m.
in the Chair position as no one
The meeting was called to order
1. Approval of Minutes of January 27, 2000
The Minutes were approved unanimously
2. Comments from the Public
No one from the public attended.
3. Report from Common Council
This report is under Old Business in these minutes.
4 Report from Police Chief
a) The Chief reported that three new lateral transfers will be
sworn in as officers on March first. They are: Anthony Diles,
previously in the Tioga County Sheriff's Department; Steven
Moracco, who had been with the Seneca County Sheriffs
Department, and Michael DuBrava, of the Dryden Police
Force.
b) A new Civil Service list is out. There are one hundred
twenty names on it, of which thirty are female. Some of
those listed are persons of color. The Department will now
start them on agility tests, and will consider as many persons
from minority groups as pass the agility tests. The interview
committee will include civilians from the community.
c) The Diversity Training course is completed. Every officer
has taken part. Zelda Lockhart is writing a report. The
customs of Asian persons as well as other minority cultures
will be included so that officers can become more familiar
with them. Alderperson Pryor asked that a copy of the
report be sent to the Board when finished, and Chief Basile
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agreed. Alderperson Pryor also commended Deputy Chief
Signer and others who had helped facilitate this training.
d) The tactical Unity has been scaled down from nineteen
officers to eleven. Officers Pete Tyler and Mike Watkins are
the team leaders, and Sgt. John Barber heads this unit.
5. Old Business
a) Commissioner Nelson asked Commissioner Graham
if she had considered whether she will accept the
nomination for Chair of the Board. Commissioner Graham
stated that she has, and feels that because of other duties,
she cannot take it on alone. Commissioner Jones was
asked if he would consider sharing the Chair position, and
accepted the Co -Chair position with Commissioner
Graham.
b) Alderperson Pryor has discussed the question of youth
membership with Mayor Cohen, who agrees that the Board
should include a youth member. The Mayor asked that the
Board Charter be changed to add one more member who
would be a youth 16 or over. He suggested that this
• member would participate in all discussions regarding
complaints and investigations, but would not investigate nor
vote on complaints. Discussion followed about these
suggestions, and the final decision was to add one more
adult member who can take complaints and investigate and
vote, plus one youth member who will take part in
discussions but not investigate nor vote on findings. Board
members were asked to think about potential new
members and after asking them of their interest, give their
names to Mayor Cohen. Mayor Cohen has also agreed that
Alderperson Pryor will be the Common Council Liaison to
the Community Police Board.
c) Tabling at events: The Board requested that N. Falconer
look into whether the CPB might be able to have free
information tables at events such as Southside's Fair, and
the upcoming GIAC Craft Fair. A request has been made
to have a table at Earth Day, April 22. It was agreed that
staff will bring in the set -up we currently have for the tables,
and Board members may add to these displays.
Since both Co- Chairs are unable to be present at the usual
fourth Thursday Board meeting for March, the meeting was
• changed to the fifth Thursday, which is March 30th. All present
agreed.
Moved by Commissioner Laskowitz and seconded by
Commissioner Jones, the meeting adjourned to Executive
session at 4:37t p.m.
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