Citizen Police Advisory Committee

CITIZEN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES September 17, 2019 6:00 p.m. The Citizen Police Advisory Committee met in regular session on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room at City Hall, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New Mexico, 87401. Members Present: Deb Dumont, Chairman; David Bratcher; Chuck Culpepper Members Absent: Gloria Tso; Patricia Simpson; Julie Blair; Rose Grey City Personnel Present: Chief Steve Hebbe Sgt. Dennis Ronk Lt. Guy Postlewait Kay Rose, Liaison I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Deb Dumont at 6:01 p.m., and there being a quorum of members present, the following proceedings were duly had and taken. II. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Chuck Culpepper moved to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2019 regular meeting as presented. David Bratcher seconded the motion. Motion carried. III. POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT Chief Hebbe gave the Chief’s report. School has started and FPD officers help serve lunch to get involved with the kids. FPD had a community forum on mental health, which wasn’t as well-attended as the immigration forum. National Night Out is coming up on October 1st. The Southwest Women in Law Enforcement Conference starts on September 18th. FPD will assist with the upcoming Shiprock Fair, if needed. They also had 6 officers in Rio Rancho assisting with the Trump rally on September 16th. Chief Hebbe mentioned that Nenahnezad has had quite a few homicides and arsons recently, so FPD is collaborating with them and assisting as needed. Budget cuts have been a challenge for FPD, affecting the number of staffing and vehicle purchases. IV. INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPORT Sgt. Dennis Ronk and Lt. Guy Postlewait gave an overview of the July and August Internal Affairs (IA) reports. Below are the numbers, compared to last year. July 2019 July 2018 Citizen Complaints 1 2 Internal Affairs Investigations 3 0 Supervisor Inquiries 5 3 Use-of-Force Incidents 16 16