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1 City of Burbank Charter Section 705 and
Burbank Municipal Code
Section 2-1-413
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2 City of Burbank Charter Section 705. Police Commission (a) There shall be a Police Commission, the size and membership of which are to be determined by the Council.
(b) The Police Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To initiate studies and surveys in the general field of police science and law enforcement and report its findings and recommendations to the Council;
2. To conduct hearings, investigations, or both, at the request of the Council for the purpose of ascertaining whether additional legislation is needed for the health, safety, peace and welfare of the inhabitants of the City and to make findings and recommendations to the Council;
3. To act in an advisory capacity to the Council on policy matters pertaining to the Police Department of the City;
4. To receive complaints, except those relating to traffic engineering, pertaining to the Police Department and law enforcement in general;
5. To examine books, papers, records and accounts in the Police Department, other than confidential matters under investigation.
(c) The Council or the City Manager may assign other powers and duties to the Commission as they shall deem appropriate. (Added by Charter Amendment approved by the voters on April 10, 2007.) Burbank Municipal Code 2-1-413: Police Commission
A. Composition of Commission:
1. The Police Commission established by Section 705 of the Burbank City Cha rter shall consist of seven (7) members.
2. When making appointments to the Commission, Council should appoint the best qualified candidate(s) and strive for diversity of ethnicities, color, gender, professions, or other characteristics of our Burbank community.
3. Further, in making appointments the Council should consider the candidate’s experience, interest in, and knowledge of law enforcement practices, social work and care work, re -entry services, clinical psychology, homelessness advocacy or service, and/or other related expertise.
B. Meetings: The Police Commission shall meet as follows:
1. In August for the purpose of holding an election as provided in Section 2-1-408 of this code.
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3 2. On at least a quarterly basis; or monthly as necess ary and as scheduled by the Police Commission for the purpose of carrying out their powers and duties pursuant to subsection E, below.
3. At the specific request of the Council.
C. Additional Personnel: To assist the Police Commission in the performance of its duties, the Council may provide the Commission with paid personnel. Such personnel need not be included within the Civil Service System. Should the services of any regular City employee be needed, request therefor may be made by the Commission t o the City Manager, and he is authorized to assign such personnel, if available.
D. Liaison Representation:
1. The Mayor shall designate a member of the Council to meet with the Police Commission but such Council member shall not be a member of the Commission.
2. The Chief of Police, or in his absence a member of his administrative staff, shall meet with the Police Commission but shall not be a member of the Commission.
E. Powers and Duties of the Commission: The Police Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To initiate studies and surveys in the general field of police science and law enforcement and report its findings and recommendations to the Council;
2. To conduct hearings, investigations, or both, at the request of the Council for the purpose of ascertaining whether additional legislation is needed for the health, safety, peace and welfare of the inhabitants of the City and to make findings and recommendations to the Council;
3. To act in an advisory capacity to the Council on policy matters pertaining to the Police Department of the City;
4. To receive complaints, except those relating to traffic engineering, pertaining to the Police Department and law enforcement in general;
5. To examine books, papers, records and accounts in the Police Department, other than confidential matters under investigation.
F. False Statements: Any false statement willfully made under oath in any paper filed with the Police Commission, or in any testimony given in any proceedings before the Commission, or in any investigation conducted by or under the jurisdiction of the Commission, shall be punishable as provided by the Penal Code of the State of California. [Formerly numbered Section 2 -55; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 21 -3,955, eff. 5/14/21; 19 -3,918; 3724, 3472, 2655, 2548, 2359.]