Civilian Review Board — Aurora, IL
Date: 2024-11-21

City Hall - 2nd Floor
 City of Aurora Council Chambers
 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507
 Civilian Review Board

 Agenda - Final
 Thursday
 November 21, 2024
 6:00 PM


 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 OTHERS PRESENT

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

24-0912 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, October 17, 2024, Civilian Review
 Board Meeting.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 PRESENTATION / GUEST SPEAKER

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

24-0795 Election of Chair for 2024-2025

24-0796 Election of Vice Chair for 2024-2025

 NEW BUSINESS

24-0908 Civility Pledge for New Members

24-0906 Review and Approval of Closed Session Meeting Minutes

24-0907 Review and Release of Closed Session Meeting Minutes

 OPEN DISCUSSION

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

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



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 ADJOURNMENT




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City of Aurora

 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507




Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, November 21, 2024

 6:00 PM



 City Hall - 2nd Floor
 Council Chambers


Civilian Review Board
Civilian Review Board Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2024



 CALL TO ORDER

 Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. and the roll was called.


 ROLL CALL

 Members present: Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu
 Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian, Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson (7).

 Members absent: (0).

 OTHERS PRESENT

 Others present: Nydia Molina, Assistant Corporation Counsel.


 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 24-0912 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, October 17, 2024, Civilian
 Review Board Meeting.
 Member Ingram made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Vice
 Chair Brown.

 The motion was carried by voice vote.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 One member of the public provided public comment.


 PRESENTATION / GUEST SPEAKER

 None.


 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 24-0795 Election of Chair for 2024-2025

 Member McMillian and Vice Chair Brown nominated Chair Wilson for Chair.

 Ayes: 7

 Nayes: 0

 Member D'Orazio made a motion to approve Chair Wilson as Chair for
 2024-2025, seconded by Member McMillian.

 The motion was carried by voice vote.

 24-0796 Election of Vice Chair for 2024-2025
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 Chair Wilson and Member Ingram nominated Vice Chair Brown for Vice Chair.

 Ayes: 7

 Nayes: 0

 Member D'Orazio made a motion to approve Vice Chair Brown as Vice Chair
 for 2024-2025, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by voice vote.

 NEW BUSINESS

 24-0908 Civility Pledge for New Members

 The Civility Pledge was signed by Member Bennett, Member D'Orazio, and
 Member Kanakamma.

 24-0906 Review and Approval of Closed Session Meeting Minutes

 Member McMillian made a motion to approve the 2023-0050-D(1) closed session
 minutes with edits, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 6 - Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian,
 Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 1 - Christopher Bennett.




 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to approve the 2023-0091 closed session
 minutes, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 6 - Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian,
 Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 1 - Christopher Bennett.




 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to approve the 2023-0252 closed session
 minutes, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:


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 Ayes: 6 - Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian,
 Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 1 - Christopher Bennett.

 24-0907 Review and Release of Closed Session Meeting Minutes

 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to release the 2023-0050-D(1) closed session
 minutes, seconded by Member McMillian.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 1 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu
 Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian, Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 0.




 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to release the 2023-0252 closed session
 minutes, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu
 Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian, Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 0.




 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to withhold the 2023-0091 closed session
 minutes to remain closed pending litigation, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 6 - Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian,
 Dawn D'Orazio, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Abstain: 1 - Christopher Bennett.

 OPEN DISCUSSION

 Board members discussed the Civilian Review Board ordinance and will
 continue the conversation in a future special meeting.


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 Chair Wilson suspended the rules to allow Public Comment to be moved out of
 order so that a member of the public to speak during Open Discussion.

 CLOSED SESSION

 Consideration and Adoption of the Board's Recommendations to the Chief of Police
 Regarding Pending Civilian Complaints
 None.


 ADJOURNMENT

 A motion was made by Member D'Orazio, seconded by Member Bennett to
 adjourn the meeting.

 The motion carried by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.

 Submitted by:

 ____________________________________
 Chanel Kassis, Board Secretary




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