Community Appeals Board

Community Appeals Board City of Dayton | City Hall Mezzanine 101 West Third Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 June 4, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM I. Call to Order II. Welcoming Remarks • Introduction of Board Member, Brandon McClain III. Order of Business • Roll Call (HRC) Board Members Present: o Catherine Hall o Dr. Howard Jordan o Shannon Isom o Stanley Hirtle o Terrilynn Griffith o Dr. Gabriela Pickett o Brandon McClain Ex-Officio Members Present: o Asst. Chief Eric Henderson, Dayton Police Department o Verletta Jackson, City Manager’s Office o Joseph Parlette, City Manager’s Office o Lamonte Hall, Jr., HRC o Dawn Manuel, HR City Staff Present: o Norma Dickens, Law Department o Lt. Eric Sheldon, Professional Standards Bureau o Samba Silla, HRC • Quorum met • Approval of minutes IV. New Business • CAB Orientation & Training o Presentation of HRC CAB Orientation o Board questions and clarification on informal recommendation process.  o CAB Complaint Process o Board questions on Mediation referral process and funneling of various complaint types. Concern from Board that bifurcation of process can lead to inefficiencies and difficulty in parsing entire body of complaints. At a future date, Board will be provided with further orientation training on Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure, Body Worn Camera Footage, and Use of Force Training. • Board availability for Scenario Based Training o Board will be attending National Night out on August 6, 2024 and additionally may have an appeal pending as well. Scenario Based Training may be planned for August 22, 2024. • 2023 Annual Report of the Professional Standards Bureau o Board questions on case totals, process for case counting, and case types. Questions for Police Complaint Coordinator regarding case totaling and case types. o Board questions regarding demographic data on stops and use of force incidents. 1. Noted increase in increase in citizen service calls where English is not the primary language spoken and language services are required. Board questions around availability of language services. • Commission Response - Ry-Ann Johnson, Community Appeals Board Case No. 2023-03 o Board questions around whether new police cadets are continuing to receive training modules around communication and relating to community. Training is ongoing and implemented changes to training rubric become part of future training baseline. Officers have continuing education requirements and refreshers. • Upcoming Appeals  o Discussion of location and timing around appeal. Will inquire into availability of other dates due to concerns around quorum. Board is able to view appeal remotely but unable to vote. V. Announcements • Board questions around indicia of success. What are the metrics for impact and reach? How do we measure change, both long-term and short-term? How do we measure trust? • Board frustration around lack of input into policy changes and absence of enforcement mechanisms. Observation that CAB does not serve an oversight role. VI. Adjournment