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Board votes to forward recommendation treating deputy‑initiated incidents as complaints
Summary
The Police Accountability Board voted to forward a recommendation asking the sheriff's office to treat PAB/ACC complaints that are initiated by deputies interacting with the public as formal complaints, noting mediation exceptions; the motion passed by voice vote.
The Police Accountability Board agreed to forward a recommendation asking that incidents initiated by deputies interacting with the public be treated as PAB/ACC complaints unless the parties complete internal mediation or other alternatives apply. The motion was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
"This would this would be treated as a a complaint. Like a complaint coming in from the public. Right. But this would be coming from a police a a sheriff's deputy," the Chair said while introducing the recommendation. Board members clarified a mediation exception: if mediation takes place with the public and an officer, the matter might not come to the ACC.
Board members and staff discussed how internal supervisor review, mediation or a feedback form filed directly with the sheriff's office are routed and whether those items would be included in the PAB's trending analysis. The board instructed staff to forward the recommendation to the sheriff's office for consideration and possible policy guidance.
