Ord 1895COUNCIL BILL N0. 828
ORDINANCE N0. 1895
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 1865 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1865 established a citizens review
commission, and
WHEREAS, said Commission was duly appointed by the Mayor of
the City of Woodburn, and
WHEREAS, said Commission has met and recommended to the Woodburn
City Council that certain amendments be made in Ordinance No. 1865, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section°2, Ordinance No. 1.$65, is amended to .read as
follows:
Section 2. Purpose. The Commission shall review and monitor
department policy and procedures. It shall also hear appeals
of complaints submitted by residents of_ the City of Woodburn.
Section 2. Section 7, Ordinance No. 1865, is amended to read as
follows:
Section 7. Appeals.
(A) T.he Commission shall review all complaint appeals. Upon
receipt of an appeal, the Commission shall review the complaint
file, including a statement of the process followed in handling
the complaint and the department's decision or finding.
(B) The Commission shall notify the department through the
City Administrator of the filing of an appeal.
(C) The appellant and the department shall provide the
Commission with a list of witnesses and a brief summary of
their testimony.
(D) 'l:he Commission sha11 notify the appellant and the depart-
ment of the date, time and place of any hearing on the appeal.
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(E) The Commission shall summon witnesses listed in (C) above.
(F) At the close of the hearing on the appeal the Commission
shall reach a conclusion and make a recommendation as follows;
(1) That the department's investigation was adequate
and that the department's findings or decision be
upheld.
(2) That the department should investigate the complaint
further and report back its findings to the Commission.
(3) That the department's findings or decision was incorrect
and recommend appropriate remedial action be taken.
(G) The department and appellant shall be notified in writing
as to the final decision of the Commission.
Section 3. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of th.e public peace, health, and safety, an emergency :is
declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to farm.: ~~ ~_
City Attorney Date
APPROVED f,~_t~,,""" `~~-
Cnrl'T LIAM .J ® C ~ TINE , MAYOR
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Fi1.ed in the Office of the Recorder
September 10, 1984
September 11, 1984
September 11, 1984
September 11, 1984
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BARNEY Ot BUR~RRIS, Recorder
City of ~IOOdburn, Oregon
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