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ORDINANCE NO.. ,;z(l~-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 2370 ENTITLED IN PART "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS . . ."; PROVIDING THAT ONE MEMBER
THEREOF SHALL BE AN ATl'ORNEY AT IAW; AND PROVIDING FOR HEARINGS
FOR COMPIAINTS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE: Ordinance No. 2370 Section Three is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION THREE: MEMBERS. The Board shall consist of
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five (5) members. Each member shall be a local elector and one
member shall be admitted to the practice of law in the State of
California. Members shall be appointed by the Mayor with ap~
proval of the Common Council; two shall be appointed for two-
year terms and three for four-year terms ending on the second
Monday of May 1963 and 1965 respectively, but they shall serve
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until their respective successors are appointed and have quali-
fied. All successors shall be appointed to four-year terms or
to complete unexpired terms. Each member of the Board shall
serve at the pleasure of the Council. At the first meeting of
the Board, they shall choose from their me~bers a Chairman, a
Vice Chairman, and a Secretary."
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SECTION TWO: Ordinance No. 2370 Section Four is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION FOUR: POWERS. The Board shall have power:
(a) To prescribe such rules and regulations as they
deem necessary or expedient for the administration
of their duties, subject to approval by the Council,
and shall adopt as a part of said Rules the present
Rules and Regulations of the Police Department,
which may be amended from time to time;
(b) To investigate and to examine or inquire into
the affairs or operation of any division or depart-
ment of the Police Department and to make such
recommendations to the Chief as may seem desirable;
(c) To keep informed as to the latest practices in
the field of law enforcement and to recommend to the
Chief such new practices as appear to be of benefit
to the Police Department and to the public;
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(d) To assist the Chief upon his request in matters
pertaining to appointments and promotions in the
Police Department;
(e) To review and, with the approval of the Chief,
to hear and summarily recommend appropriate action
concerning all complaints of misconduct, inefficiency,
violation of rules or other charges against any of-
ficer, member, or employee of the Police Department,
except the Chief, thereof, and to recommend in
writing to the Chief such action thereon as shall
be most conducive to the maintenance and discipline
and efficiency of such Department, subject to the
Civil Service provisions of the Charter; to file
written verified charges against any officer, member,
or employee of the Police Department, subject to
the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Board;
and to recommend to the Chief that any officer, mem-
ber, or employee be suspended, discharged or reduced
in rank or compensation. All investigations or hear-
ings conducted by it shall be held in a fair and
impartial manner; and no recommended action of the
Board shall be based solely upon hearsay evidence~
(f) To appear before and address the Council at any
meeting."
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Ber-
nardino at a /,j.dr~~
on the c:?c:2d ~ da'f of ~~~ L___. )
vote, to wit:
meeting thereof, held
, 1967 by the following
AYES: Councilmen
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~fOregOing ordinance is hereby approved
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Approved as to form:
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C~ty torney
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Ma or of t e ~ a ernardino
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NOV 22 19671
JACK T. FELT
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