City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: APRIL 25, 2023 FROM: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2022 COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE:
Receive and file the 2022 Community Police Review Commission Annual Report.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive and file the 2022 Community Police Review Commission Annual Report.
BACKGROUND:
The existing Community Police Review Commission By-laws Article XI, Section One directs the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) to submit a report to the Mayor and City Council no later than March 31 of each year of commission activities. The report shall include:
The name of the Commission
The Commission’s goals, objectives, and functions
Reference by category, to all reports and recommendations presented to the City Manager The number of meetings held
The number of hearings conducted
A list of City personnel who regularly assist the Commission The Commission Chair may also advise the Mayor and City Council in a written or oral report on all pressing Commission or relevant community relations items.
DISCUSSION:
On February 22, 2023, CPRC approved the Final 2022 Annual Report and requested staff to submit the report to City Council.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This item meets Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well-Being and Goal No. 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust.
This item aligns with each of the five Cross-Cutting Threads as described below:
1. Community Trust – The Community Police Review Commission improves community trust by establishing transparency in Police Department operations.
2. Equity – The Community Police Review Commission is committed to advancing the fairness of treatment, recognition of rights, and equitable distribution of services by independently reviewing citizen complaints alleging misconduct by sworn members of the Riverside Police Department.
3. Fiscal Responsibility - Activities of the Community Police Review Commission are funded through the City Manager’s Office ensuring responsible and transparent management the City’s financial resources.
4. Innovation – Commissioners regularly review Police Department policies and practices and make recommendations to policy change to department management.
5. Sustainability and Resiliency – Through ongoing public outreach, the Community Police Review Commission assists in providing education of commission processes related to the review of citizen complaints alleging misconduct by sworn members of the Riverside Police Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Prepared by: Megan Stoye, Principal Management Analyst/CPRC Manager Certified as to
availability of funds: Edward Enriquez, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Approved by: Mike Futrell, City Manager
Approved as to form: Phaedra A. Norton, City Attorney
Attachment: 2022 Annual Report
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