CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-22-20 ENACTMENT NO. ___________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan, Isaac Benton, Pat Davis
ORDINANCE
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Amending The Police Oversight Ordinance, ROA 1994, Section 9-4-1-5, To Extend Time For CPOA Board Members To Complete Required Civilian Police Academy Training (Bassan, Benton, Davis)
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AMENDING THE POLICE OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE, ROA 1994, SECTION 9-4-1-5, TO EXTEND TIME FOR CPOA BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE REQUIRED CIVILIAN POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING.
WHEREAS, the Police Oversight Ordinance requires that members of the Civilian Police Oversight Agency ("CPOA") Board complete initial and ongoing training, and failure to meet these training requirements results in termination of appointment to the Board; and
WHEREAS, one component of the required initial training is the completion of "portions of the APD Civilian Police Academy that APD determines are necessary for the Board to have a sound understanding of the Department, its policies, and the work officers perform. For purposes of this training requirement, APD shall identify those portions of the standard APD Civilian Police Academy Program that are optional for Board members and shall make other aspects of the program available for Board members to complete independently"; and
WHEREAS, CPOA Board members are currently required to complete this abbreviated Civilian Police Academy training within six (6) months from their initial appointment; and
WHEREAS, APD has provided an abbreviated version of the Civilian Police Academy for CPOA Board members, however, due to the often sporadic timing of Board member appointments, the abbreviated course is typically provided to only one Board member at a time, which requires numerous APD training personnel and resources for only one person completing the training; and
WHEREAS, allowing Board members additional time to complete the abbreviated Civilian Police Acad...
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