A Community-Police Engagement Commission is created.
(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
The purpose of the Commission is to provide a cooperative and
collaborative forum for the community and police leadership to learn
and discuss the challenges of modern-day policing and provide a community
perspective about public safety challenges. The Commission will work
collaboratively with the Police Chief to provide advice, support,
and recommendations relating to current or newly considered policies
and programs with an overarching goal of building trust and fostering
strong police-community relations.
The Commission shall have no authority to direct the conduct
of any department, including the police department, to review or advise
upon personnel matters related to individual peace officers or to
review confidential peace officer personnel files. It is not the purpose
of this Commission to review or comment upon items staff will present
to the City Council, unless the item is referred to the Commission
by the City Council or City Manager.
(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
The Community-Police Engagement Commission shall consist of five members to be appointed pursuant to Section
2.15.050(A) with staggered terms as provided in Section
2.15.060. In addition to those qualifications provided by Section
2.15.030, the City Council may consider the following additional criteria in appointing members to the Commission:
1. A demonstrated
ability to be open minded, impartial, objective, and unbiased;
2. An
absence of any real or perceived bias, prejudice, or conflict of interest;
3. A record
of community involvement;
4. An
ability to build constructive working relationships and communicate
effectively with diverse groups;
5. A demonstrated
commitment to the purpose of the Commission with an eye toward fostering
positive police-community relationships;
6. Attendance
at the Carlsbad Citizens Police Academy.
Persons with ongoing litigation against the city related to
police matters shall be ineligible to serve on the Commission. In
addition, current Carlsbad Police Department employees and their parents
or children are ineligible to serve on the Commission.
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(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
The Community-Police Engagement Commission shall establish a
regular time and place of meetings and shall hold not less than one
meeting per quarter. The majority of the appointed members shall constitute
a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the Commission.
Each regular meeting agenda shall include an item allowing the
Police Chief or designee to provide a police department update, including
a report on any notable past or upcoming events the police department
is planning for and relevant data, such as crime analysis and police
response data.
(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
The Commission's duties are to:
1. Promote
productive communication and interaction between the City of Carlsbad
Police Department and community;
2. Provide
a forum for police leadership to inform the Commission and public
of police initiatives, challenges, and data relating to police activity;
3. Educate
the community and receive community feedback regarding policing standards
and expectations;
4. Create
additional community access to public safety information;
5. Recommend
changes or improvements to Carlsbad Police Department policies, procedures
or training;
6. Review
new or proposed Carlsbad Police Department programs to evaluate how
those programs might impact the Carlsbad community, including disenfranchised
and marginalized communities;
7. Provide
a forum for presentations by police leadership on matters that receive
high media interest or come to the attention of the Commission.
(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting or
curtailing any of the powers of the City Council, or as a delegation
to the Community-Police Engagement Commission of any of the authority
or discretionary powers vested and imposed by law in the City Council.
The City Council declares that the public interest, convenience and
welfare require the appointment of a Community-Police Engagement Commission
to act in a purely advisory capacity to the City Council for the purposes
enumerated. Any power herein delegated to the Commission to adopt
rules and regulations shall not be construed as a delegation of legislative
authority but purely a delegation of administrative authority.
(Ord. CS-441 § 3, 2022)