Civilian Review Board

City Hall - Fifth Floor City of Aurora Conference Room 44 E. Downer Place Aurora, IL 60507 Civilian Review Board Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday August 19, 2021 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER Deb Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. and the roll was called. ROLL CALL Members Present: Kim Bright, Timothy Brown, Rajesh Char, Vincent Gaddis, Jacqueline Gibson, Ginger Ingram, Andrea McMillian, Lily Rocha, Curtis Wilson (9). Members Absent: None. OTHERS PRESENT Others present: Deborah Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel; Alex Voigt, Deputy Chief of Staff; Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk; Guillermo Trujillo, Deputy Mayor; Denzel Lee, Information Technology; Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer; Michelle Williams, Director of Equity & Inclusion; Clayton Muhammad, Chief Communications & Equity Officer; two members of the public. APPROVAL OF MINUTES This is the CRB's first meeting, there were no minutes to approve. PUBLIC COMMENT No members of the public signed up to speak. AGENDA 21-0646 IT Orientation Denzel Lee from the city's IT Department guided the members through the process of logging in and accessing board materials. Information/Discussion Only City of Aurora Page 1 Civilian Review Board Meeting Minutes - Final August 19, 2021 21-0647 Oath of Office. Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk, was present and swore in the nine (9) members. 21-0648 Election of Officers. Deb Lang provided an overview of how the election process would run, the members voted on a Chair first, then Vice Chair. Each member interested in being elected said a few words about their interest prior to the members voting. Kim Bright was elected as Chair, with a tie for Vice Chair, then Andrea McMillian was elected as Vice Chair. 21-0649 Review of Sec. 2-821(f) Deb Lang and Alex Voigt provided an overview of this section, the members will work on drafting rules for discussion and a possible vote at the next meeting. Information/Discussion Only 21-0651 Approval of CRB Complaint Form. The CRB discussed a draft civilian complaint form. A motion was made by Curtis Wilson, seconded by Timothy Brown to forward suggestions for the form to the Chair and Vice Chair for discussion and review at the next meeting. The motion carried by a voice vote. 21-0652 Website/Marketing Materials . Clayton Muhammad and Michele Williams provided an overview of the process and options for the website and additional marketing materials. Information/Discussion Only OTHER BUSINESS (Optional) The CRB requested training on the city's Ethics Ordinance, staff will arrange. ANNOUNCEMENTS (Optional) Clayton Muhammad announced there will be formal head shots taken of each member at the next CRB Meeting. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Lily Rocha, seconded by Kim Bright to adjourn the meting. The motion carried by a voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m. City of Aurora Page 2