City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2010-0235

• File #: 2010-0235
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Died due to expiration of legislative council session
• File created: 3/16/2010
• In control: Committee on Public Safety Services
• Title: Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Seven, Organization, Chapter 160, Investigations of Police Conduct, by adding language.
• Sponsors: Reverend Ricky V. Burgess
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/8/2011	2	Standing Committee	TABLED	Pass
4/27/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
3/2/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
2/15/2011	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
2/10/2011	2	Post Agenda	Post Agenda Held
12/21/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda
12/21/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
7/28/2010	2	Standing Committee
7/14/2010	2	Standing Committee
7/7/2010	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
7/7/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
5/5/2010	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/14/2010	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
3/24/2010	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
3/16/2010	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Seven, Organization, Chapter 160, Investigations of Police Conduct, by adding language.

Body

Whereas, the residents of the City of Pittsburgh by referendum established the Citizens Police Civilian Review Board; and,

Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh through Ordinance established the Citizens Police Civilian Review Board, its rules and purpose; and,

Whereas, The Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) is an independent agency set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper police conduct: and

Whereas, The Citizen Police Review Board Investigates and issues a report to the Pittsburgh Chief of Police concerning incidents of possible Police misconduct: and,

Whereas, The Citizen Police Review Board will provide the Chief of Police with an independent perspective of any investigated accusation of police misconduct.

Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.        The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Seven, Organization, Chapter 160, Investigations of Police Conduct is hereby supplemented as follows:

CHAPTER 160: INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE CONDUCT

§ 160.02 Bureau of Police to comply with Citizens Police Review Board

a)      The administration of the City of Pittsburgh and all sworn members of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, will comply with the provisions of the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article VI Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter 661, Chapter 662.

b)      The Citizen Police Review Board shall conduct an investigation into any incident involving the use of force by a Pittsburgh police officer that results in death or serious injury to a person or persons and render findings and recommendations to the Chief of Police in an expedited manner.

i)      The Chief of Police will not enter a final disposition on a personnel action arising from such incident until such time as the Citizen Police Review Board has submitted to the Chief of Police its Findings and Recommendations related to the subject incident.  Should the Chief find it urgently necessary to take a personnel action pursuant to any such incident prior to the conclusion of the CPRB investigation, he/she shall notify the Citizen Police Review Board, in writing, as to the reasons for said action.

The Citizen Police Review Board shall, within 60 days of the effective date of this Ordinance, report to the Mayor and City Council on any budgetary changes resulting from the adoption of this Ordinance.