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Boulder hires consultant to lead five-year oversight review; seeks community input
Summary
Anthony Fennell, a consultant retained by the City of Boulder, outlined a phase-2 plan for the Police Oversight Panel's five-year review, saying he will collect stakeholder input, propose ordinance and policy changes, and aims to deliver a draft by mid-October following on-site meetings in August.
Anthony Fennell, the consultant contracted to lead phase two of Boulder's five-year review of its civilian police oversight system, told the Police Oversight Panel he will focus on ordinance revisions, policy and procedure assessments, stakeholder engagement and practical deliverables.
"My name is Anthony Fennell," Fennell said, explaining his firm AW Fennell and Associates will conduct document reviews, stakeholder interviews and produce a written product the panel can use going forward. He said he will be in Boulder the week of Aug. 9'14 and expects to wrap his review by mid-October.
Fennell said his work is intended to strengthen accountability rather than question the existence of civilian oversight. He asked respondents to his stakeholder questionnaire to be candid and offered to aggregate results without naming who provided each comment. "I will share the results, but not who says what," he said.
Panel members asked about the scope of the final deliverable and whether the panel would be asked for ongoing participation. Fennell said the final package will include a complaint-flow map and decision matrix, defined roles and responsibilities, targeted ordinance amendment suggestions and a consolidated final report for the city manager and panel.
The panel discussed logistics for Fennell's site visit and follow-up: members requested copies of training materials and asked that Fennell meet with past panel members to collect institutional knowledge. Fennell said he would coordinate schedules through the city manager's office and the independent police monitor, and make himself broadly available while in Boulder.
Next steps: the panel will provide any additional documents and suggested interviewees to Fennell and expect a progress update in the coming weeks; he plans a public presentation of his findings once the report is complete.
