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RESOLUTION Police Civilian Rev iew Board WHEREAS , Council seeks to answer the call for a police civilian review board that places emphasis on independence, accountability, and transparency; and WHEREAS, relationship building, community trust, and civilian engagement are as critical to day for police as they have ever been; and WHEREAS, staff believes a structured, independent civilian review of police matters will help build community trust in the work of the Charlottesville Police Department; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that City Council does hereby authorize the creation of an initial Police Civilian Review Board (“Board”) and tasks the Board with drafting bylaws, which shall address matters including, but not limited to:  Defining the Board’s proposed mission;  Proposing Board mem bership, including number of members, representation, membership criteria , and length of term ;  Researching, documenting and incorporating best practices for independent civilian review boards , including but not limited to working with such groups as the Na tional Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE);  Creating guideli nes or a M emorandum of U nderstanding for effectively interacting with the Chief of Police;  Defining an effective and cooperative structure for Board review of police act ions;  Developing procedures for reviewing police matters, including but not limited to investigative detention reports, use -of -force incidents, and internal affairs appeals;  Implementing mechanisms for reporting out findings, including a quarterly report d elivered to Council;  Seeking input from the City Attorney, Commonwealth’s Attorney, and the Chief of Police as to whether or not special enabling legislation and ordinances are required and to ensure legal constraints, liability concerns, and privacy issue s are properly addressed;  Providing appropriate Board member training; and  Recommending level of C ity staff support for the Board; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the initial Board shall have seven members to be appointed to a one -year term by vote of Co uncil, which shall include an engaged, diverse selection of members representative of the community on the whole, inclusive of members of minority and low wealth communities, and members who have had direct experience with past and current Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) policing practices; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that current or former members of the CPD, City officials and employees, and immediate family members of either the CPD or City officials and employees, shall be prohibited from servi ng on the Board; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Council will make appointments based on a transparent and accountable application process that, in keeping with the current board application process, m akes the application available on the City’s website and in paper form, and allows for a 30 day posting period; and