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Boulder oversight panel plans community outreach events and approves election process, shifts March meeting time
Summary
Panel discussed outreach plans (a Trident event and a United Methodist Church connection), voted to adopt a proposed co-chair election process open to all panel members, and adjusted the March meeting time to accommodate introductions and elections.
The City of Boulder Police Oversight Panel discussed community outreach and engagement and approved a proposed process for selecting co-chairs that will be used at the panel’s March meeting.
Community outreach: Panel members reported progress on community-engagement events. Milan and others are organizing an outreach event at Trident (a café/venue) with possible dates discussed in late March or early April; panelists said the space is enclosed and heated and would allow flow of community members, students and visitors. Luna reported contact with a United Methodist Church program that works with people who are unhoused; the church’s program uses staff with lived experience to build community networks. Luna said the church invited the panel to a March conversation and the panel is working to include city council and BPD representatives. Staff and volunteers discussed marketing materials (a paragraph and photograph, potential use of the City of Boulder or panel logo) and a communications office preview before posting.
Co-chair election process and meeting time: Panel members Alan and others proposed a more open election process for co-chairs that allows every panelist to nominate one or two candidates during an introductory round, then tallies nominations and seeks consent from the top vote-getters before proceeding to a final selection round if needed. The panel discussed logistics, potential tie-breakers and whether the process would fit into normal meeting time. The panel voted to approve the proposed process for the next election and also voted to adjust the March 10 meeting start time from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to allow additional time for introductions and the election. A motion to extend the March meeting by 30 minutes (to end at 8:30 p.m.) was discussed and approved so the panel can complete introductions and the voting process.
Panel members also flagged internal housekeeping priorities for 2025, including consistent attendance for case-review readiness and a proposed ad hoc committee to set annual priorities; that agenda item was deferred so the panel could wait for newly seated student panelists and alternates after the March recruitment.
