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12.B.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
Meeting Date:
08/18/2020
From:
Stacy Saltzburg, City Clerk

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Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A request by Councilmember McCarthy to place on a future agenda a presentation to Council by the police department on their policies and procedures regarding racial profiling, de-escalation training, use of force, rules on the various types of choke holds, how complaints of inappropriate actions are handled, and procedures to prevent hiring officers that took inappropriate actions in other police departments. Presentation should include recommendations regarding procedures recently evolving in other cities where other professionals (e.g. paramedics, counselors, etc.) respond to calls that do not involve possible violence and do not require an armed officer. Also, consideration of creating a Public Safety Commission.

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Council direction.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Rule 4.01, Procedures for Preparation of Council Agendas, of the City of Flagstaff City Council Rules of Procedure outlines the process for bringing items forward to a future agenda. Councilmember McCarthy has requested this item be placed on an agenda under Future Agenda Item Requests (F.A.I.R.) to determine if there are two other members of Council interested in placing it on a future agenda.

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