HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CPB-2017-11-29CITY OF ITHACA
COMMUNITY POLICE BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting 3:30 p.m. November 29, 2017
Present:
Chair: Kane
Commissioners: (5) Rogers, Wright, Beem-Miller, DaGrossa, Onyejuruwa
OTHERS PRESENT:
City Clerk Holcomb
Common Council Liaison Kerslick
Acting Deputy Chief Young
CALL TO ORDER: 3:35 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
By Commissioner Rogers: Seconded by Commissioner Onyejuruwa
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the September 27, 2017 Community Police
Board meeting be approved as published.
Carried Unanimously
By Commissioner Rogers: Seconded by Commissioner Wright
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the October 25, 2017 Community Police Board
meeting be approved as published.
Carried Unanimously
REPORT FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL LIAISON:
Common Council Liaison Kerslick reported on the following:
New Commission Structure
The referendum item on the ballot at the General Election regarding the City’s
proposed new commission structure was approved by the voters. An on-line
application has been developed and is available on the City’s website under
“Boards and Committees”. The Commission meetings will all be held on
Mondays at 6:00 pm. Each Commission will have two Common Council liaisons,
an administrative staff person, and staff content experts assigned to them. There
will need to be a level of coordination between the Community Police Board and
the Public Safety & Information Commission and that will likely be achieved
through Common Council liaison assignments.
Community Outreach Worker Program Quarterly Report
Alderperson Kerslick presented the report highlights for the period of July 1, 2017
– September 20, 2017:
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- The program seems to be achieving most of its goals
- Tammy Baker is doing a great job at resolving issues without needing law
enforcement support
- Program funding has been continued into 2018
- IPD views the program as an asset to the Commons Police Unit.
- Coordination between this program and the new LEAD Program
Coordinator will be important. The LEAD program is slated to be
implemented in 2018.
Commissioners had the following questions about the Outreach Worker Program:
What areas are demanding the most services?
Who are service providers?
Why is there a lack of interaction with the police department?
What defines “basic needs”?
Regarding the LEAD program – how will you gauge effectiveness given
that you are dealing with addiction?
o Acting Deputy Chief Young responded that LEAD will be an
ongoing program with regular follow-ups to identify and resolve the
needs of the participants. Results most likely will not be seen for a
few years. LEAD will only deal with people who are encountering
the police, it is not designed to help everyone with addiction issues.
o What is the LEAD budget?
o There is no budget for the LEAD Program – IPD will be re-directing
existing officers to work on the program. Officers are supportive of
the initiative and the department expects a higher level of buy-in as
the program starts up. There are a lot of logistics that need to be
coordinated. This is a collaborative effort that includes many
agencies.
REPORT OF STAFF:
Acting Deputy Chief Young reported on the following:
o Officer Benjamin Buck was sworn into office last week.
o Officer Colin has been promoted to Sergeant in a ceremony last week.
He has successfully come through his 7th brain surgery.
o The Police Officer Civil Service test coming up.
o The Cortaca Jug game and post-game activities were quiet this year.
o There was a house fire on Hudson Street that was determined to be
caused by arson. An arrest was made; however, the suspect committed
suicide in jail before the case went to trial.
o A domestic dispute resulted in a subject barricading themselves in a
house on Hudson Street that resulted in a road closure in order to safely
resolve the situation.
o The Mayor is recommending the appointment of Deputy Chief Peter Tyler
as the new Police Chief which will leave a vacant Deputy Chief position.
It may be difficult to find an internal candidate to fill the position due to
compensation issues.
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An invitation was extended for the new Police Chief to introduce himself to the
Community Police Board at either the December 27, 2017 or January, 2018
meeting.
A request was made for the current IPD seniority list.
City Clerk Conley Holcomb reported on the deployment of the City’s Swift911
mass notification system and encouraged everyone to subscribe to receive
important alerts from the City. She noted that the system was recently used to
notify residents and motorists to avoid Hudson Street during the recent police
operation.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
By Commissioner DaGrossa: Seconded by Commissioner Rogers
RESOLVED, That the Community Police Board enter into Executive Session to
discuss active investigations and a personnel issue.
Carried Unanimously
RECONVENE:
The Board reconvened into Regular Session.
Resolution:
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By Commissioner Wright: Seconded by Commissioner Rogers
RESOLVED, That Complaint 2017-4 be considered complete.
Ayes (5) Rogers, Wright, Beem-Miller, DaGrossa, Onyejuruwa
Nays (0)
Abstentions (1) Kane
Carried
ADJOURNMENT:
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Julie Conley Holcomb,
City Clerk