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RESOLUTION NO. 15260
RESOLUTION REPEALING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION 15525 ESTABLISHING THE
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael City Council adopted Resolution 15525 on June 5,
2023; and
WHEREAS, the resolution provided authority to the City Council to appoint the Chair and
Vice Chair of the initial Committee; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the Committee appoint its Chair and Vice Chair, consistent
with the rules outlined in San Rafael’s Board, Commission and Committees Rules and
Procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council repeal and
replace Resolution 15525 as follows:
1. The City of San Rafael Police Accountability and Advisory 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.
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 Accountability and Advisory Committee shall be governed by the City of
San Rafael Boards, Commissions and Committees Rules and Procedures, adopted
by the City Council by resolution in March 2023 (Resolution 15196). Staff will propose
Police Accountability and Advisory 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.
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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 20th day of November 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Hill
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk