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Complaints of police misconduct must be filed with either the City Clerk or with the police department within one year of the date of the incident.
Upon receiving a complaint alleging police misconduct involving interaction with the public, the police department will conduct an investigation. Unless the officer is no longer working for the City of Columbia or unless the complainant withdraws the complaint, the internal affairs process will conclude with a decision by the Chief of Police. The police chief will notify the officer and the complainant of his decision and of the right to appeal to the Citizens Police Review Board.
Both the police officer and the complainant have the right to appeal the police chiefs decision to the board. An appeal to the board must be made in writing and delivered to the city clerk. The clerk must receive the appeal within twenty-one (21) days after the notice of the chiefs decision was given. The appeal must be either hand delivered to the office of the city clerk or sent to the city clerk by United States mail, facsimile machine or electronic mail.
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