Civilian Review Board — Aurora, IL
Date: 2022-07-21

City Hall - Second Floor
 City of Aurora Council Chambers
 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507
 Civilian Review Board

 Agenda - Final
 Thursday
 July 21, 2022
 6:00 PM


 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 OTHERS PRESENT

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

22-0480 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, May 19, 2022, Civilian Review Board
 Meeting.
 PUBLIC COMMENT

 REPORT OF THE CHAIR

 OLD BUSINESS

22-0417 Update on Strategic Plan

22-0482 Report on Outreach Activity held May 21, 2022 (Member Brown)

22-0483 Report on Outreach Activity - Listening Tour (Member Gibson)

 NEW BUSINESS

22-0486 Code of Conduct / Training Requirements


Consideration and Adoption of the Board's Recommendations to the Chief of Police
Regarding Pending Civilian Complaints
22-0487 Consideration of Draft Report in Case - 2021- 0355


CLOSED SESSION
 Pursuant to (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)) of the Open Meetings Act

 2021-0343



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 ADJOURNMENT




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City of Aurora

 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507




Meeting Minutes - Final

  Thursday, July 21, 2022

 6:00 PM



  City Hall - Second Floor
 Council Chambers


Civilian Review Board
Civilian Review Board Meeting Minutes - Final July 21, 2022



 CALL TO ORDER

 Chair Bright called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the roll was called.


 ROLL CALL

 Members present: Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis
 (electronically), Ginger Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson (7).

 Members absent: Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha (2).

 OTHERS PRESENT

 Others present: Lieutenant Donald Flowers, Aurora Police Department; Chanel
 Kassis, Board Secretary.

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 22-0480 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, May 19, 2022, Civilian Review
 Board Meeting.
 Member Brown made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Member
 Gaddis.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 None.


 REPORT OF THE CHAIR

 Chair Bright provided an overview of her board related activities over the past
 month and meetings the meetings that were had with Aurora Police
 Department, with I.T. about issues with CRB complaint form confidentiality and
 with Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser.

 OLD BUSINESS

 22-0417 Update on Strategic Plan

 Member Char provided an update of the Strategic Plan.


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 22-0482 Report on Outreach Activity held May 21, 2022 (Member Brown)

 Member Brown provided an update about 'A Community Conversation: How to
 Access Emergency Services for Persons with Emotional, Mental, or Intellectual
 Challenges" that was held at the Aurora Public Library - Santori Branch on
 May 21, 2022.

 22-0483 Report on Outreach Activity - Listening Tour (Member Gibson)

 Chair Bright provided an update in Member Gibson's stead about the listening
 tour that was scheduled for June 23, 2022 at the Main Baptist Church joined
 with Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns (Ward 7) and Alderwoman Juany Garza
 (Ward 2) and another listening tour that was scheduled for July 13, 2022 at the
 St. John African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church joined with Alderwoman
 Shweta Baid (Ward 10).

 A future listening tour has been scheduled for July 27, 2022 at the New Song
 Church joined with Alderwoman Patty Smith (Ward 8) and Alderman Edward
 Bugg (Ward 9).




 A motion was made by Member Char to have the CRB to attend and participate
 in the July 30, 2022 event in Ward 10 sponsored by Alderwoman Shweta Baid
 at Spring Lake Park, seconded by Vice Chair McMillian.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.

 NEW BUSINESS

 22-0486 Code of Conduct / Training Requirements

 Members signed the City of Aurora Boards, Commissions, and Councils Code of
 Conduct form.

 Consideration and Adoption of the Board's Recommendations to the Chief of
 Police Regarding Pending Civilian Complaints

 22-0487 Consideration of Draft Report in Case - 2021- 0355

 Vice Chair McMillian made a motion to approve the draft recommendation,
 seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

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 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.




 A motion was made by Member Char, seconded by Member Brown to adjourn
 the Open Session meeting.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.

 Open Session adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

 CLOSED SESSION


 2021-0343

 Discussed in Closed Session.


 ADJOURNMENT

 A motion was made by Vice Chair McMillian, seconded by Member Brown to
 adjourn the Closed Session meeting. Closed Session adjourned at 7:01 p.m.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.




 Chair Bright called the meeting Open Session meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
 and the roll was called.

 Members present: Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis
 (electronically), Ginger Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson (7).

 Members absent: Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha (2).
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 Others present: Lieutenant Donald Flowers, Aurora Police Department; Chanel
 Kassis, Board Secretary.



 A motion was made by Vice Chair McMillian to approve the draft
 recommendation to the Chief of Police that the case is Unfounded and also
 that APD ensures that the CRB receives all records including incident
 reports/supplement documents/evidence/translations/medical records are
 included in the case files, seconded by Member Brown.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.




 A motion was made by Vice Chair McMillian to have Member Char; Chanel
 Kassis, Board Secretary; and Chair Bright to meet with I.T. prior to the next
 meeting to discuss the issues CRB members are experiencing, seconded by
 Member Char.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger
 Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Jacqueline Gibson, Lily Rocha.




 A motion was made by Member Ingram, seconded by Vice Chair McMillian to
 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by a voice vote and the meeting
 adjourned at 7:14 p.m.

 Submitted by:
 ____________________________________
 Chanel Kassis, Board Secretary




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