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Council Member Komives
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Section 129.09(b) “Right to Know Act”, to change the phone number on Police business cards from Civilian Police Review Board to Internal Affairs Section; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ord. 201-20, passed June 16, 2020, required the business cards for Police Officers to contain the phone number for the Civilian Police Review Board. City Council now desires for the business cards to contain the phone number for the Internal Affairs Section.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Toledo Municipal Code Section 129.09(b), which reads as follows:
129.09. Right to Know Act
(b) During a law enforcement activity, a police officer shall:
(1) Identify himself or herself to the person who is the subject of such Law Enforcement Activity by providing his or her name, rank and assignment;
(2) Provide to such person an explanation of the reason for such Law Enforcement Activity, unless providing such information would impair a criminal investigation;
(3) Offer a business card to such person at the conclusion of any such activity containing at a minimum:
(i) the police officer’s name, rank and assignment; and
(ii) phone number for the Civilian Police Review Board and an indication that such phone number may be used to submit comments about the encounter between such police officer and such person.
is hereby repealed
SECTION 2. That Toledo Municipal Code Section 129.09(b) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
129.09. Right to Know Act
(b) During a law enforcement activity, a police officer shall:
(1) Identify himself or herself to the person who is the subject of such Law Enforcement Activity by providing his or her name, rank and assignment;
(2) Provide to such person an explanation of the reason for such Law Enforcement Activity, unless providing such information would impair a criminal investigation;
(3) Offer a business card to such person at the conclusion of any such activity containing at a minimum:
(i) the police officer’s name, rank and assignment; and
(ii) phone number for the Internal Affairs Section and an indication that such phone number may be used to submit comments about the encounter between such police officer and such person.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property of the City, and for the further reason that this ordinance is required to be immediately effective in order to change the phone number on Police business cards to the Internal Affairs Section; wherefore, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage or at the earliest time allowed by law.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council