Civilian Review Board — Aurora, IL
Date: 2025-08-21

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

 Agenda - Final
 Thursday
 August 21, 2025
 6:00 PM


 CALL TO ORDER

 ROLL CALL

 OTHERS PRESENT

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

25-0668 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, July 17, 2025, Civilian Review Board
 Meeting.
 PUBLIC COMMENT

 PRESENTATION / GUEST SPEAKER

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

25-0160 A review of Aurora Police Department policies in accordance with the CRB
 ordinance for the CRB to provide written recommendations to the department.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS

 ADJOURNMENT




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City of Aurora

 44 E. Downer Place
 Aurora, IL 60507




Meeting Minutes - Final

 Thursday, August 21, 2025

 6:00 PM



  City Hall - Second Floor
 Council Chambers


Civilian Review Board
Civilian Review Board Meeting Minutes - Final August 21, 2025



 CALL TO ORDER

 Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. and the roll was called.


 ROLL CALL

 Members present: Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Curtis
 Wilson (4).

 Members absent: Dawn D'Orazio, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian (3).

 OTHERS PRESENT

 Others present: Deputy Chief Steve Stemmet; Aurora Police Department, and
 one member of the public.

 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 25-0668 Approval of the Minutes of the Thursday, July 17, 2025, Civilian Review
 Board Meeting.
 Member Ingram made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Member
 Bennett.

 The motion was carried by voice vote.

 PUBLIC COMMENT

 None.


 PRESENTATION / GUEST SPEAKER

 Deputy Chief Stemmet introduced himself to board members.


 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 25-0160 A review of Aurora Police Department policies in accordance with the
 CRB ordinance for the CRB to provide written recommendations to the
 department.
 Vice Chair Brown read and discussed Policy 435 with the board.

 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to add a recommendation to include a
 portion of Section 435.1.1 under the definition for Law Enforcement-Related
 Encounters or Activities - add section 'performing in-home or hospital
 well-being checks on the sick, elderly, or persons presumed missing' to be
 included in 435.6(f) and close the discussion on Policy 435, seconded by
 Member Ingram.



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 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 4 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 3 - Dawn D'Orazio, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian.




 Member Ingram read and discussed Policy 1027 with the board.

 Member Ingram made a motion to close the discussion on Policy 1027,
 seconded by Member Bennett.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 4 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 3 - Dawn D'Orazio, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian.




 Member Bennett read and discussed Policy 1012 with the board.

 Vice Chair Brown made a motion to add a recommendation to include a
 portion of Section 1012.4.1 under the section Complaint Forms - to specify
 which languages complaint forms are offered and consider a language
 telephone line as an alternative, seconded by Member Bennett.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 4 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 3 - Dawn D'Orazio, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian.




 Member Bennett made a motion to add a recommendation to include a portion
 of Section 1012.4.2 under the section Acceptance - to add language about
 confidentiality of the complaint for receiving officers other than a supervisor
 when accepting complaints and to close the discussion on Policy 1012,
 seconded by Vice Chair Brown.

 The motion was carried by a roll vote as follows:

 Ayes: 4 - Christopher Bennett, Timothy Brown, Ginger Ingram, Curtis Wilson.

 Nayes: 0.

 Absent: 3 - Dawn D'Orazio, Renu Kanakamma, Andrea McMillian.
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Vice Chair Brown announced that AID (Association for Individual Development)
 is having a “Passport to Change” Benefit Auction at The Lincoln Inn (Batavia)
 on Thursday, September 18, 2025. More information is on their website.

 ADJOURNMENT

 A motion was made by Member Bennett, seconded by Vice Chair Brown to
 adjourn the meeting.

 The motion carried by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.

 Submitted by:

 ____________________________________
 Chanel Kassis, Board Secretary




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