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ITHACA COMMUNITY POLICE BOARD MEETING
M EWTES: Ithaca Community Police Board
PLACE: City Hall, 108 East Green St. third floor at Common Council Chambers
TIME / DATE: December 13, 2001 at 3:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Graham, Wigden, Laskowitz, McGruder, Rovelstad
Alderperson Pryor, Chief Basile, Deputy Chief Barnes, staff.- Nancy Falconer.
Guests: Ron Passmore
Excused: Commissioners Killeen and Nelson
1. Approval of Minutes of meeting of November 15, 2001
The minutes were approved unanimously
2. Comments from the Public
No comments from the public.
3. Report From Common Council
No report from Common Council.
4.Report by Police Department
a) Chief Barnes reported that two local youngsters raised money for another dog for IPD.
b) Cops, Kids and Toys has had a very successful year collecting toys.
c) The controller for the camera has been installed and it scans well and continuously,
but sound is not recorded unless turned on manually at dispatch. Discussion followed.
d) The meeting with officers about the need to aggressively pursue the use of the bias
law had to be postponed.
e)A logo in honor of the NYC Police and Fire Departments has been placed on all IPD cars.
5. Old Business
a) Commissioner Graham read the answer to her invitation to City Prosecutor McCarthy to attend
this meeting . She declined to attend after speaking to the City Attorney and Chief Basile and
being advised that she could not speak to any specifics about any case. Some discussion followed
about whether she could be asked to attend to speak in general terms about the bias crime law
interpretations in an informational meeting. Members decided that this should be arranged after
the beginning of the year.
b) Staff submitted the figure given her for technical help in building a web site for CPB. The
amount quoted was 1000.00 to 1500.00 dollars. Board members agreed this is too much, and
Commissioner Rovelstad said it is something she is willing to do for the CPB. It was decided that
Alderperson Pryor will propose this to the City Informational services personnel and see if it is
possible to proceed this was to accomplish the web site.
6. New Business
a) Commissioner Graham formally submitted her resignation from the Board at the end of her
current term, December 31, 2001. Commissioner Laskowitz requested that a thank you from
Board members be recorded in the minutes for her work as Chair over the past two years.
b) Staff was requested to submit a description of the duties of a chair of the Board and current
membership for members to look over before elections take place next meeting. Commissioner
McGruder agreed to take on the task of finding dates of events where we can table this year.
c) It was decided by members present to have a farewell party for Commissioner Graham at the
next meeting on the 24th , and to have an open meeting announced for any of the public who
wish to attend.
7. The meeting was adjourned to Executive Session