[Adopted 4-20-2021 by Res. No. 2021-51]
The Board, in conjunction with the New Rochelle Police Department, would have responsibilities which will include but not be limited to reviewing training protocols, examining the circumstance surrounding "serious incidents," holding regular meetings with community leaders and interested residents to review data, discuss concerns, receive community comment and maintain ongoing, trust-building dialogue and research and recommend a framework for the creation of a Civilian Complaint Review Board.
The Community Police Partnership Board (CPPB) shall have a total membership of 13, comprised as follows:
A. 
Four members shall be from the Police Department and will be appointed by the Police Commissioner with the approval of the City Manager and shall serve at the pleasure of the Police Commissioner. (These members must at a minimum include the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner and the Training Officer.)
B. 
One member shall represent senior City management and will be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. (The City Manager or his/her designee shall be a permanent member of the Board.)
C. 
One member shall be a sitting member of the City Council who shall be selected by City Council and will serve for the current Council term.
D. 
Seven members shall be from the general community and will be nominated as a slate by the Mayor drawn from applications received through a public application process and confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council. These members would have four-year terms commencing and concluding six months after the commencement of the City Council term, except that the term for the initial appointees to the CPPB shall commence no later than June 15, 2021, and conclude on June 30, 2024. Additionally, these members shall have experiences, skills, leadership roles and perspectives that add meaningful value to the work of the CPPB and who will help ensure the overall composition of the CPPB is reflective of New Rochelle's diversity. Additionally, a majority of the general community members must be drawn from neighborhoods or demographic groups with higher-than-average frequency of police interaction.
The City Council hereby establishes the Community Police Partnership Board as outlined above.