Civilian Review Board — Aurora, IL
Date: 2022-04-21

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

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


 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 OTHERS PRESENT

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

22-0122 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, January 20, 2022, Civilian Review Board
 Meeting.
22-0313 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, March 17, 2022, Civilian Review Board
 Meeting.
 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING

22-0314 Approval of Special Meeting on May 9, 2022 or May 11, 2022:
 - Approval of Board Recommendations to Chief
 - Case Review #2021-0343
 - Case Review #2021-2080
 - Strategic Plan Update
 - Civilian Review Board Webpage - Complaints and Compliments
 - Update on Outreach Activity - CRB Member Listening Tour with Aldermen
 (Member Gibson)
 PUBLIC COMMENT

 REPORT OF THE CHAIR

 OLD BUSINESS

22-0315 Update on Outreach Activity #1
 CRB Member Listening Tour with Aldermen (Member Gibson)
22-0317 Update on Outreach Activity #2
 APD and Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Forum - May 21, 2022
 (Member Brown)



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 OVERVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPROVED TO DATE

22-0318 Information for Case Consideration

22-0321 Appearance of Members by Electronic Means

22-0322 Agenda Formation Process

 NEW BUSINESS

22-0323 Q & A (Member Rocha)

22-0324 Status Report for Pending Complaints

22-0325 Process for Consideration of Chief Dispositions

 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
22-0130 2021-0143 - Chief's Disposition

22-0131 2021-0280 - Chief's Disposition

 2021-0343

 2021-0355

 ADJOURNMENT




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 44 E. Downer Place
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Meeting Minutes - Final

  Thursday, April 21, 2022

 6:00 PM



  City Hall - Second Floor
 Council CHambers


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



 CALL TO ORDER

 Chair Bright called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. and the roll was called.


 ROLL CALL

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

 Members absent: Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson (2).

 OTHERS PRESENT

 Others present: Maria Saltijeral, Edward Ash, Miles Puga, George Gutierrez,
 Michelle Williams, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Deputy Chief
 Matthew Thomas, Aurora Police Department; Marissa Spencer, Assistant
 Corporation Counsel; Chanel Kassis, Board Secretary.

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, January 20, 2022, Civilian
 Review Board Meeting.
 Chair Bright requested revisions on Page 3 under Outreach Activity #1, the
 motion is approved to go forward with this outreach activity not agenda item;
 and Page 4 under Outreach Activity #2, the motion is approved to go forward
 with this outreach activity not agenda item.

 Vice Chair McMillian made a motion to approve the revised minutes, seconded
 by Member Brown.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 6 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger Ingram, Andrea
 McMillian, Lily Rocha.

 Nayes: 1 - Curtis Wilson.

 Absent: 2 - Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson.

 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, March 17, 2022, Civilian Review
 Board Meeting.
 Member Brown made a motion to approve the revised minutes, seconded by
 Member Rocha.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

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

 Nayes: 0.
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 Absent: 2 - Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson.

 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING

 Approval of Special Meeting on May 9, 2022 or May 11, 2022:
 - Approval of Board Recommendations to Chief
 - Case Review #2021-0343
 - Case Review #2021-0280
 - Strategic Plan Update
 - Civilian Review Board Webpage - Complaints and Compliments
 - Update on Outreach Activity - CRB Member Listening Tour with
 Aldermen (Member Gibson)
 Vice Chair McMillian made a motion to approve a special meeting to be held
 on May 9, 2022 at 6:00 pm, seconded by Member Ingram.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

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

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 Four members of the public were present and addressed the Civilian Review
 Board. Maria Saltijeral, Edward Ash, Miles Puga, George Gutierrez received
 three minutes each to address the board. One member of the public spoke past
 their allotted time.

 REPORT OF THE CHAIR

 Chair Bright provided an overview of her board related activities over the past
 month.

 OLD BUSINESS

 Update on Outreach Activity #1
 CRB Member Listening Tour with Aldermen (Member Gibson)
 Chair Bright recommended that each member work with their Aldermen to
 schedule a date set up for the listening tour.

 Update on Outreach Activity #2
 A Community Conversation: How to Access Emergency Services for
 Persons with Emotional, Mental, or Intellectual Challenges - May 21,
 2022 (Member Brown)

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 Member Brown provided an update of APD's interactions with citizens with
 mental health challenges/intellectual and developmental disabilities (Outreach
 Activity #2). It is to be help at the Santori Library on May 21, 2022 from 10:00 am
 - 11:30 am.

 OVERVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPROVED TO DATE

 Information for Case Consideration

 Informational. A follow-up document will be uploaded to SharePoint which
 will be included in the bylaws when they come forward. Procedures are being
 formatted for information as cases are considered by APD.

 Appearance of Members by Electronic Means

 Informational. A follow-up document will be uploaded to SharePoint which
 will be included in the bylaws when they come forward. Procedures are being
 formatted for information as cases are considered that are referred by the APD.

 Guidance of appearance by members by electronic means will be adopted into
 the policies through guidance from the City Boards and Commissions.

 Agenda Formation Process

 Informational. A policy has been adopted with respect to the formation of the
 agenda by the Chair and consolation with board members and city staff.

 NEW BUSINESS

 Q & A (Member Rocha)

 Member Rocha provided an overview on the Q & A document.


 Status Report for Pending Complaints

 Chair Bright requests to have a status report for pending complaints to view
 workload.

 Process for Consideration of Chief Dispositions

 Chair Bright requested to have the CRB Recommendations placed into
 SharePoint and to utilize SharePoint as a record for all CRB documents.

 CLOSED SESSION

 A motion was made by Member Gaddis, seconded by Vice Chair McMillian to
 adjourn the Open Session meeting. Open Session adjourned at 6:53 p.m.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 7 - Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Vincent Gaddis, Ginger Ingram, Andrea

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 McMillian, Lily Rocha, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson.

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

 2021-0143 - Chief's Disposition

 Discussed in Closed Session.


 2021-0280 - Chief's Disposition

 Discussed in Closed Session.


 2021-0343

 Discussed in Closed Session.


 2021-0355

 Discussed in Closed Session.

 A motion was made by Member Gaddis, seconded by Member Brown to
 adjourn the Closed Session meeting. Closed Session adjourned at 8:04 p.m.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

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

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 2 - Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson.

 ADJOURNMENT

 Chair Bright called the meeting Open Session meeting to order at 8:06 p.m.
 and the roll was called.

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

 Members absent: Rajesh Char, Jacqueline Gibson (2).

 Others present: Deputy Chief Matthew Thomas, Aurora Police Department;
 Marissa Spencer, Assistant Corporation Counsel; Chanel Kassis, Board
 Secretary.

 A motion was made by Member Brown, seconded by Member Rocha to

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 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by a voice vote and the meeting
 adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 Submitted by:
 ____________________________________
 Chanel Kassis, Board Secretary




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