Prior to the adoption of Ord. 21157 on 11/21/2011, Section 21-54 read as follows.

Section 21-54 Open records and meetings.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-25.3, all records pertaining to complaints filed against police officers alleging misconduct of the police officer shall be open records, except those closed by state or federal law and except that records or portions of records that would disclose the identity of an officer working undercover shall be closed.

(b) The board shall not meet in closed session to discuss or hear statements concerning alleged non-criminal misconduct of police officers, except to the extent that the subject matter of the discussions or statements, under state or federal law, cannot be discussed or made in an open meeting and except that the board shall meet in closed session to discuss or hear statements that would involve disclosure of the identity of an officer working undercover. The board shall meet in open session except as provided in (c) and (d).

(1) That cannot be heard or discussed in an open meeting under state or federal law; or

(2) That would involve disclosure of the identity of an officer working undercover.

(d) Upon a two-thirds vote of board members present at a meeting, the board may meet in closed session:

(1) To hear statements of a witness sixteen (16) years of age or younger; or

(2) To hear statements and discuss complaints involving sexual assault or sexual intimidation.

(Ord. No. 20331, § 1, 7-20-09)

Editor's Note: The authority of the Citzens Police Review Board to review appeals from the police chief's decisions on alleged police misconduct shall only apply to decisions made by the police chief after January 1, 2010.