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2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINOAMENDING ORDINANCE
N0. 2370 ENTITLED IN PART "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD OF
3 POLICE COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING SAID BOARD TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL; AND EMPOWERING THE BOARD
4 TO CONDUCT HEARINGS RELATING TO COMPLAINTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT UPON THE REQUEST OF THE CHIEF OR COUNCIL.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
6 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
7 SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 2370 Section Four is hereby
g amended to read as follows:
9 "SECTION FOUR: POWERS. The Board shall have power:
10 (a) To prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems
11 necessary or expedient for the administration of its duties,
12 subject to approval by the Council, and to adopt as a part
13 of said rules the present Rules and Regulations of the
Police De artment which ma be amended from time to time•
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15 (b) To investigate and to examine or inquire into the
16 affairs or operation of any division or section of the
I 17 Police Department and to make such recommendations to the
lg Chief or Council as may seem desirable;
19 (c) To keep informed as to the latest practices in the
20 field of law enforcement and to recommend to the Chief or
21 Council such practices as may appear to be beneficial to
22 the Police Department and to the public;
23 (d) To assist the Chief, upon his request, in matters
24 pertaining to appointments and promotions in the Police
25 Department;
26 (e) Upon request of the Chief or Council, to review
27 and to hear, and to summarily recommend to
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1 the Chief or Council appropriate action concerning, all
2 complaints of misconduct, inefficiency, violation of rules
3 or other charges against any officer, member, or employee
4 of the Police Department, except the Chief thereof, and to
9 recommend in writing to the Chief or Council such action
6 thereon as shall be most conducive to the maintenance,
7 discipline and efficiency of such Department, subject to
g the Civil Service provisions of the Charter; provided that
9 all investigations or hearings shall be conducted in a fair
10 and impartial manner, that any recommended action shall not
11 be based solely upon hearsay evidence and that the Board
12 may require any and all complaints to be verified under
13 penalty of perjury; and
14 (f) To appear before and address the Council at any
15 meeting,"
16 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
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17 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Ber-
18 nardino at a meeting thereof, held on
19 the day of ~ , 1973, by the following
20 vote, to wit:
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1 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
2 day of ~,(yzc Q' , 1973.
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