Columbia Duties ordinance (§ 21-49)

The citizens police review board shall have the following duties:

(1) Review appeals from the police chief's preliminary determination on alleged misconduct as provided for in this article.

(2) Conduct a jurisdictional review from the decision by the police chief that a person's allegations do not fall within the requirements set forth in this article related to complaints.

(3) Review records of the police department related to complaints of alleged misconduct as defined in this article.

(4) Without disclosing information considered closed under state law, prepare and submit to the city council annual reports that provide data on citizen complaints related to police misconduct as defined in this article including demographic data on complaints, complaint disposition, and appeals to the board. The reports shall be submitted no later than March 1 for the previous calendar year.