[CPRB] CPRB questions from Brandon Bowersox for discussion

[Ricky Baldwin]

Brandon's questions are good ones, of course.

I do think the CPRB would need to be a separate body,
tho- because the Human Rights Commission is
overwhelmed with other cases, yes, but also because
the CPRB will need to develop a relationship with the
police in particular, receive some training that is
specific to its role, etc.

On the appointments, we may not be able to have it as
we want, but I suspect that will all be hashed out by
the Council, City Attorney, etc.  It's worth thinking
about now, but it doesn't invalidate the question.

My two cents-
Ricky 
--- jwalling at uiuc.edu wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> So I talked to Brandon Bowersox, City Council
> Candidate for 
> Ward 4 tonight and he brought up a couple of very
> good 
> questions.  I'm copying Brandon on this as well.
> 
> The first question that needs more research was...
> Could the 
> duties that we'd give the Police Review Board simply
> be given 
> to the Human Rights Commission so that a new board
> wouldn't 
> need to be created?  I'm not sure if I can answer
> that 
> question, so I'm going to e-mail Cope Cumpston, but
> if anyone 
> has any insight on this suggestion, I'd appreciate
> it.  I'm 
> not sure how I feel about this yet; I'd, of course,
> like to 
> see a separate board, especially if the human rights
> 
> commission is overwhelmed as is, but I don't know
> much about 
> the human rights commission.
> 
> Second, I asked a question in the survey about
> whether the 
> candidate supports that the board "is selected from
> a pool of 
> applicants chosen by the city council members in
> order for 
> the board to reflect the political makeup of the
> city?"
> 
> Brandon wondered if that was even possible because
> the mayor 
> does all of the appointments.  
> 
> I looked up the relevant language in the Illinois
> Municipal 
> Code and I see two ways in which a council selected
> board 
> might be accomplished.  The code, copied below,
> allows that a 
> candidate must satisfy qualifications provided by
> the city 
> council.
> 
> In our model ordinance, we suggested that each
> council member 
> select three applicants from his or her ward and
> then the 
> mayor would pick one.  It seems to me that if the
> council 
> could require the qualification that the mayor
> select an 
> applicant from each ward or an applicant from a pool
> of 
> applicants chosen by the council members that those 
> qualifications would satisfy the statute.
> 
> But, hey, I'm no lawyer!  Just a law student.  :)
> 
> Here's the code.
> 
> (2) To appoint and remove his administrative
> assistants, 
> budget and finance director, heads of all
> departments, and to 
> appoint and remove all other officers of the
> municipality, 
> commissions, boards and agencies, except those
> covered by the 
> civil service act in municipalities which have
> adopted said 
> act and except as provided in Section 6-4-14 [65
> ILCS 5/6-4-
> 14]. No appointment shall be made upon any basis
> other than 
> that of merit and fitness and in compliance with
> provisions 
> of this act and with qualifications established by
> the city 
> council.
> 
> 65 ILCS 5/6-4-7
> 
> 
> 
> If anyone has any other insights, please share.
> 
> Thanks so much!
> 
> -Jen Walling
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