It recognizes that law enforcement can rarely solve complex societal problems alone and that creative solutions and partnerships are needed to ensure the best outcome for all residents. Report on Iowa City Employee Demographics, Recruitment Efforts, and Staff Diversity Training (August 20, 2020)Ĭommunity Policing is a philosophy that seeks to address the root causes of crime, works to reduce fear of social disorder, and builds confidence in police through problem-solving strategies and police/community partnerships.Memo on City's Use of the Racial Equity Toolkit (July 23, 2020).Establish Juneteenth as an official city holiday beginning in 2021.įor information on past social justice and racial equity efforts, visit the Office of Equity and Human Rights.Prohibit the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs against peaceful protesters.Increase opportunities for artistic expression by communities of color.Ensure the duty to intervene and stop excessive force, in both ICPD General Order and an MOU with area law enforcement agencies.Investigate compliance and evaluate disciplinary action related to proper use of body cameras and vehicle recording devices.2647, ensuring police officers in Iowa have not committed serious misconduct. Continue ICPD policy and practice to be consistent with IA H.F.Enact ICPD General Order to expressly ban the use of chokeholds and any maneuver that cuts off oxygen or blood flow.Review inventory of military-grade equipment in ICPD, evaluate federal contracts with the ICPD, and express support for divestment of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle.Improve transparency and accessibility of detailed ICPD budget expenditures.
Increase accountability and oversight authority of CPRB, where legally possible.Continue use of racial equity toolkit use in all city departments, expand training to the City Council, and educate and train the local business community.Adopt 2021 state legislative priorities related to criminal justice reform, the enhanced authority of the Community Police Review Board (CPRB), and decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana.Create ad hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission to carry out restorative justice.Receive a report of ICPD involvement in use of gas and flash-bang devices during a June 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Iowa City.Increase diversity of City employees, expand equitable recruitment efforts, and elevate organizational equity training, policies, and procedures.Commit $1,000,000 to local efforts promoting racial equity and social justice.Develop a preliminary Plan to restructure the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) towards community policing.
An abridged summary of the resolution items is listed below. On June 16, 2020, City Council passed Resolution 20-159, outlining 17 actions to be taken by the City to address the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and systemic racism. Review the City's Preliminary Plan to Restructure Police Black Lives Matter & Systemic Racism Resolution (June 2020) As a result, rapid change has swept the country, including here in Iowa City.Īccelerated by local protests and calls for justice, the City of Iowa City has committed itself to strengthening existing social justice and racial equity efforts as well as re-imagining new strategies for dismantling systemic racism in our community. The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, amplified the Black Lives Matter movement and immediate need for action.
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