The Board, in conjunction with the New Rochelle Police Department,
would have responsibilities which will include but not be limited
to reviewing training protocols, examining the circumstance surrounding
"serious incidents," holding regular meetings with community leaders
and interested residents to review data, discuss concerns, receive
community comment and maintain ongoing, trust-building dialogue and
research and recommend a framework for the creation of a Civilian
Complaint Review Board.
The Community Police Partnership Board (CPPB) shall have a total
membership of 13, comprised as follows:
A. Four members shall be from the Police Department and will be appointed
by the Police Commissioner with the approval of the City Manager and
shall serve at the pleasure of the Police Commissioner. (These members
must at a minimum include the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
and the Training Officer.)
B. One member shall represent senior City management and will be appointed
by and serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. (The City Manager
or his/her designee shall be a permanent member of the Board.)
C. One member shall be a sitting member of the City Council who shall
be selected by City Council and will serve for the current Council
term.
D. Seven members shall be from the general community and will be nominated
as a slate by the Mayor drawn from applications received through a
public application process and confirmed by a majority vote of the
City Council. These members would have four-year terms commencing
and concluding six months after the commencement of the City Council
term, except that the term for the initial appointees to the CPPB
shall commence no later than June 15, 2021, and conclude on June 30,
2024. Additionally, these members shall have experiences, skills,
leadership roles and perspectives that add meaningful value to the
work of the CPPB and who will help ensure the overall composition
of the CPPB is reflective of New Rochelle's diversity. Additionally,
a majority of the general community members must be drawn from neighborhoods
or demographic groups with higher-than-average frequency of police
interaction.
The City Council hereby establishes the Community Police Partnership
Board as outlined above.