Section 4-8-1. Purpose. The City Council finds and determines as follows:

The City finds and determines that the creation of the Community Co-Production Policing (CCPP) Advisory Board (the "Board") is intended to provide a resource to further the City's goal of aligning the provision of police services and resources with the community vision for public safety, including addressing the following:

Reducing the potential separation between the community and those responsible for policing it;

Increasing transparency in terms of accountability, policymaking, and strategizing regarding the reduction of crime in the community; and

Empowering residents to get involved in shaping the vision for public safety services, while also equipping those who police the community with the resources they need to effectively provide such services.

The City further finds and determines that the Board shall aspire to achieve the following outcomes:

Increasing community trust by sharing decisional authority with the community in substantive policing matters;

Enhancing public safety through the creation of public trust; and

Improving racial diversity and equity in the process of policymaking regarding public safety in order to create greater understanding regarding community safety strategies.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020]

Section 4-8-2. Creation; Membership.

There is hereby created the CCPP Advisory Board of the City of Northglenn.

The Board shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed by the City Council and one (1) ex-officio non-voting member who shall be a member of the City Council. Appointments of members shall be as follows:

A total of seven (7) resident members shall be appointed to the Board as follows:

One (1) resident member shall be appointed from each ward of the City by the members of the City Council for a total of four (4) resident members, each representing a specific ward, with the consent of the remainder of the City Council; and

Two (2) at-large members who shall be residents of the City shall be appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor and the ex-officio City Council member.

One (1) at-large youth member, who shall be at the time of appointment between sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years of age, and either be a resident of Northglenn, or attend a school located in Northglenn, shall be appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor and the ex-officio City Council member.

Two (2) community safety members shall be appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Chief of Police as follows:

One (1) member shall be a member of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP); and

One (1) member shall be a non-command supervisory staff member from the Northglenn Police Department.

Two (2) at-large members from professional community service providers shall be appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor and the ex-officio City Council member.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020; 1843, 2022]

Section 4-8-3. Term of Office. Appointments to the Board shall be for three-year terms.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020]

Section 4-8-4. Qualifications -- Vacancies.

Qualifications.

All members of the Board representing a ward shall be a resident of that ward for the duration of the member's term;

All members of the Board shall be at least eighteen (18) years old, except the at-large youth member, who shall be at the time of appointment between sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years of age; and

Individuals who are registered sex offenders, or currently on parole or probation shall not be eligible to be members of the Board.

Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled within seventy-five (75) days of the vacancy being created utilizing the same process set forth in Section 4-8-2 of this Article. A vacancy shall be created by any of the following events:

Completion of the Board member's term;

Resignation of a Board member prior to the expiration of the member's term; or

A Board member representing a particular ward no longer resides within the particular ward.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020; 1843, 2022]

Section 4-8-5. Organization and Rules.

The Board shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from its membership at the first meeting of each calendar year to serve for a term of one (1) year.

The City Manager shall appoint a staff member to serve as the clerk to the Board.

The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and in the Chair's absence, the Vice-Chair shall preside at such meetings.

The clerk of the Board shall cause the minutes of all Board meetings to be kept, shall provide copies of such minutes to the City Council and City Manager.

The City Manager or the City Manager's designee, upon consultation with the Chair of the Board, shall prepare the Board's agenda.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020]

Section 4-8-6. Meetings.

The Board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting per month at a time and place designated by the Board.

Special meetings may be called by the Chair or the Vice-Chair of the Board, or by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee. Members will be notified in writing not less than three (3) calendar days prior to the date of any special meeting, such notice to contain a list of the items to be considered at the special meeting; provided, however, that upon majority vote of the Board a special meeting may be called with less than the required notice so long as such notice is in compliance with the Colorado Open Meetings Law.

A quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members of the Board, excluding vacant seats.

Each member of the Board shall vote on any matter before the Board. Votes shall be cast only at official posted meetings of the Board.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020; 1858, 2024]

Section 4-8-7. Board Member Obligations. Board members shall at a minimum participate in the following activities:

Board members who are not sworn Northglenn police officers that sit on the Board, will be required to participate in a Police Mini-CCPP Training Academy designed specifically for the Board;

Attend regularly scheduled meetings either in-person or virtually;

Regularly obtain feedback from the community and report back to the Board during meetings regarding the objectives of the Board; and

Maintain all confidential information that is shared during meetings as confidential as required by law.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020]

Section 4-8-8. Removal.

A Board member may be removed by the City Council after a public hearing held only after the filing by the Mayor of written charges and upon notice to the Board member for the following reasons:

The purposeful failure of a member of the Board to act in accordance with applicable law regarding the duties of a member of the Board;

The failure to satisfy the qualifications and Board member obligations for membership on the Board set forth in this Article; or

For malfeasance in office.

Nonattendance at three (3) consecutive meetings or any five (5) meetings in any twelve-month period, if unexcused by the Chair, shall constitute a resignation without the need for a public hearing as set forth in this Section 4-8-8, and the Chair of the Board shall notify the affected member and the City Council of such resignation.

[Source: Ord. 1802, 2020]