§ 4.60.270. Public safety advisory commission.  


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  • A.

    There is hereby established a public safety advisory commission to act in an advisory role in matters pertaining to public safety issues. The commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly. The special assistant, community relations, or the mayor's designee shall act as executive secretary to the commission.

    B.

    The commission shall identify broad public safety issues of concern to the citizens of the municipality and advise the mayor and assembly on these issues.

    C.

    The commission is empowered to:

    1.

    Hear and review public safety concerns and advise the mayor and the assembly on these issues;

    2.

    Produce interim or special reports on specific public concerns that the commission believes will affect the municipality;

    3.

    Advise the mayor and the assembly on municipal and state legislation relevant to public safety;

    4.

    Support municipal legislative programs on state issues relevant to public safety;

    5.

    Review and advise the mayor and the assembly regarding the availability of all federal, state, municipal revenues, and private resources for public safety in the municipality.

    D.

    Nothing in section B. should be construed to provide the following authority to the public safety advisory commission:

    1.

    To hear or advise on any concerns or complaints related to potential or pending litigation with the municipality;

    2.

    To review or advise on any complaints, concerns or negotiation strategies related to labor contracts with the municipality;

    3.

    To review or advise on any hiring or disciplinary decisions made by the fire department or police department;

    4.

    To review or advise on past, pending or potential grievance, arbitration or administrative matters that pertain to public safety personnel;

    5.

    To review any personnel files of public safety employees or police department staff inspection files (such review is barred by section 3.30.016D. and the collective bargaining agreement with the municipal police department employee's association);

    6.

    To review police reports and records unless in compliance with section 3.90.040C., AS 47.10.093, AS 9.25.120, AS 12.61.110, AS 11.41.300(a)(1)(c), AS 11.41.410-AS 11.41.460, and AS 12.62.160 is met prior to review.

    E.

    This commission shall terminate on October 14, 2020, unless affirmatively continued by the assembly in accordance with section 4.05.150.

(AO No. 95-65(S-2), § 1, 4-30-96; AO No. 99-90, § 1, expires 4-30-2002; AO No. 2004-96, § 1, 6-8-04; AO No. 2011-64(S-1), § 5, 6-28-11; AO No. 2014-70, § 2, 9-23-14; AO No. 2017-61 , § 1, 10-10-17; AO No. 2017-167 , § 1, 1-9-18)