HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CPB-2002-09-27Community Police Board Meeting
• September 27, 2002
Present: Commissioners Wigden, Laskowitz Passmore,
Rovelstad, McGruder; Deputy Chief David Barnes, Alderperson Pat Pryor,
staff, Nancy Falconer
Absent: Commissioner Herb Nelson, Acting Chief Lauren Signer
1. Approval of Minutes of August 22, 2002
The minutes were approved unanimously.
2. Report by Common Council
a) Applicants for the position of Police Chief are still being interviewed. A short list of three
will be chosen as soon as the last applicant is interviewed
b) The budget will be reviewed at 7:30 October 17th. Staff will be present, and others who can
attend. Several said they would attend.
3. Old Business
a) The letter to the Ithaca Journal re police procedures, that was proposed earlier , has been
indefinitely postponed.
b) Commissioners Passmore and Wigden met with Kandia at the Journal, and while she would
not agree to place an article in the paper about CPB unless there was something new or
different
occurring, she did agree to look into their suggestion of doing an `agency of the month'
article.
c) Chair Wigden presented information about NACOLE membership and the costs. The
decision about joining this was postponed to the next meeting.
d) The URL for the newer Community Police Board page on the city site has been delayed for
another week or two. Brochures will be printed as soon as this is obtained.
e) Commissioner McGruder reported that she has contacted both Albany and Syracuse for
officer procedure books and the should arrive soon.
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4. New Business
a)Commissioner McGruder reported that tabling for the Apple festival on October 5th has
been
agreed to by the organizers. Members signed up to help between 1 and 4 or 5 pm.
b) New badges for new board members have arrived. Staff was asked to send the end of term
of each member to prepare for how many may need to be recruited.
5. Report From the Police Department.
Deputy Chief Barnes reported that there will be a multi agency weekend effort to quell the
parties that cause disturbances on both East Hill and South Hill this weekend.
6. Meeting adjourned to Executive Session
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