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To the City Council of the Ci t we a We, the undersigned, registered and qualified electors of the State of California, res of the City of Berkeley, pursuant to Section B of Article XI of the Constitution of this State, to the City Council of the City this petition and request that the following proposed amendment ti the charter of the City be submitted to the registered and qualified electors of the City for the! adoption or rejection at an election on a date to be determined by the City Council, : ‘The proposed charter amendment reads as follows: : ‘ . Section 1, in section 49: Repeal subsections 5 and 6 and substitute for section 5 the following Se = language: . * . To organize and maintain fire departments, erect the necessary buildings and own ail implements and apparatus required therefor, and to provide funds for three police departments. All control exercised by the City Council, the Mayor, and the City Manager over the composition, powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions of the , Police is hereby terminated, except as may be hereinafter provided, _ Section 2, in péction 20: Delete "The Chief of Police" and substitute "A Police Commissioner, Section 3, in section 30: Delete 'Chief of Police" and substitute "five Police Commis ioners", Section 4: Add a new article xv: . : 1, For the purpose of providing police services to the pcopte of the City of Berkeley, there are established three police departments, one for each of the three District: . into which the City is divided as hereinafter set forth s~7 described, cae Police Departments: Each Department of Police shall be administered by a Commission Tor Commibsionet7: ‘as hereinafter set forth, Each Commissioner shalt be selected by a Division Council as hereinafter provided. The Commissioners shall fix the policies of the police within the Department, shall punish police officers for violations of said policies and for violation of the law, shall determine qualifications of members of the police department, and shall fix compensation of all employees of said Department. They may - enter into negessary agreements with other police departments and other government. agencies aid generally conduct the affairs of the police department, Each Commissioner’ shall bring before the full Commission any matter or proposal which his Council instructs him to place before the Commission, and shall vote as his Council instructs him. The Police Commission shall hold regular public meetings at a time when the residents of the Department District are most able to attend. The Police Commissioners shall serve ona fulltime basis and shall be compensated therefor. Compensation shall be set by the respective Division Councils, The Departments may enter into agreements with each other for the operation, maintenance and staifing of certain facitities in which there is 2 common interest, including, but not limited to laboratories, vehicle repair aad communications, The Departments may cooperate together in the requisitioning of equipment, including vehicles and weapons. Funds for the Departments shall be appropriated annually for the City of Berketey by the City Council and shal! be disbursed aa to each Department on the basis of the number of people residing in each Department ' District on the last preceding election, 2, Neighborhood Divisions: Each Police Department has a Neighborhood Division(s) dcscribed below. : 3. Police Council: Each Neighborhood Division shall be divided into fifteen Police Council Precincts, by the City Clerk; the population of each such Precinct is not to exceed that of any other Precinct by more than 10% of the population of the entire District divided by fifteen, The registered voters in each Precinct shall elect a Police Councilman who will serve in that capacityfora term of two years, unless recalled. The Councilmen shall serve on a part-time basis and will be compensated for the time spent in the performance of their duties. . . 4. Qualifications of Councitmen: Any person who has resided in the Precinct for six months next preceding the eléction and is of voting age at the time of elections is qualified to serve as Councilman. There shall be nd otber qualifications established for the office, $. Duties of Council: The Neighborhood Council shall, within ten days of its own election, _select a Commissioner. In addition to selection of Commissioners, the Counciis shaii review the policies of the Police Department and will recommend changes or modifications of such policies when such policies no longer reflect the needs or wiil of the populace of the Neighborhood represented by the Council. The Councilmen of each Neighborhood shail have the power, exercised by a vote of the majority of that countil, to remove and replace their Commissioner when he is no longer responsive to the Council. Each Council shall establish procedures necessary to hear acd process complaints made against * + individsal members of the Police Department by persons residing within the district or : concerning police practices within the district, and thall have the power to discipline members of the Department for violations of law or policy occurring within that District, - 6. Meetings: The Neighborhood Council will meet regularly at a time coavenient to the Councilmen and at a time when interested persons may attend, Special meetings may be _ called when requested in writing by 20% of the Councilmen. Ina Department having more than one Council, a Neighborhood Gouncil may, by 4 majority vote, call a meeting of all the Councilmen of the Department, ‘which shall meet within tea days, Such a meeting ray, by majority vote of both Councils, change, inetitute or modify any Policy of the Department, upon which the Commissioners fail or refuse to act, a : 2. Reeatt of,Councilmen: The people of a precipet may recall their Councilman by a petiticn bearing the signatures of residents equafling 20% cf the number of peupte voting” within the precinct in the last preceding general election, Upon certification of the requisite number of signatures an election shall be had not later than 30 days thereafter, Notice of intention to recall a Councilman must be given not more than 30 days prior to " Seeking certification of the requisite number of signatures by the City Clerk. ee