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CPRB members review police policy process, Lexipol templates and role of mental‑health liaisons
Summary
Board members asked how use-of-force reviews are routed, how Lexipol templates are adapted, and whether mental-health liaisons and mobile crisis teams can support responses. Staff said the board's consent calendar is for receipt, not approval, and the department augments Lexipol templates with local general orders and accreditation references.
At its meeting, the Community Police Review Board reviewed items on the consent calendar and spent substantial time asking staff how use‑of‑force reports and policy drafts are prepared and reviewed.
Members asked whether the board’s review overlaps with internal supervisory reviews and who authors department policy templates. City staff explained the process: Lexipol provides template language, but department staff compare Lexipol drafts with existing general orders, add local language, route drafts to content experts and captains, then the chief and the city attorney’s office review them. When Lexipol templates replace general orders, the Lexipol policy becomes the document used for accreditation.
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