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RESOLUTION NO. 15225
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL POLICE ADVISORY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael, hosted community meetings which resulted in the
feedback on policing in San Rafael; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael seeks to improve transparency, communication, trust,
and accountability between the San Rafael Police Department and the community; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Police Advisory and Accountability Committee will serve to
improve public transparency and accountability and community relationships with the San Rafael
Police Department and the City; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Police Advisory and Accountability Committee will
purposefully serve as a sounding board for the City Council, the City Manager and the Police
Department regarding community needs and concerns.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council as follows:
1. The City of San Rafael Police Advisory and Accountability Committee is hereby
established as an advisory committee to the City Council to improve public
transparency and accountability with respect to the San Rafael Police Department
and provide greater community participation in making recommendations on police
department policies, practices, and procedures.
2. The Committee will be comprised of seven members appointed by the City Council
and may include alternate(s). Committee members must be City of San Rafael
residents, who have pledged to be impartial, unbiased, and objective. The
membership of the Committee should be inclusive and reflective of community
members of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to race, ethnicity, age,
gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, and various communities of
interest. Committee members must be City of San Rafael residents at least 18 years
old (except for one designated seat for a youth member between ages of 17-26)
Members are not required to have any specialty knowledge or particular skills to be
eligible. The City Council will appoint the Chair and Vice-Chair for the initial first-year
term of the Committee.
3. Each Committee member will serve a term of four (4) years, except for certain initial
appointments which will be shorter to ensure that the terms are staggered, and not all
of the appointments expire in the same year. Members will be limited to two
consecutive four-year terms.
4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to conduct an open, community-wide call for
applications for Committee members.
5. The Police Advisory and Accountability Committee shall be governed by the City of
San Rafael Boards, Commissions and Committees Rules and Procedures, adopted
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by the City Council by resolution in March 2023 (Resolution 15196). Staff will propose
Police Advisory and Accountability Committee bylaws for City Council adoption at a
future date following further community engagement. The bylaws will include specific
details regarding responsibilities and meeting frequencies of the Committee.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of said City held on Monday, the 5th day of June, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk