January 07, 2013 @ 11:52 am
Two additional members are needed for the seven-member Citizen Review Panel, a volunteer advisory panel to the City Council with oversight of Tacoma Police Department policy. Members of the Citizen Review Panel are appointed by the City Council for three-year terms and are responsible for:
• Conducting policy review
• Reviewing trends in complaint investigation and statistical reports
• Engaging in community outreach
• Attending monthly public meetings
Qualified applicants will be screened by a criminal background check and must: be a registered voter, have lived in Tacoma for at least two years immediately before applying, not hold any other elective public office, not currently serve as a member of the Tacoma Police Department or be an immediate family member of a department employee. The City is committed to promoting diversity in the city’s boards, committees and commissions.
Women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, persons of color and immigrants are encouraged to apply.
Applications must be submitted to the Mayor’s Office by Feb. 8. To apply, send a completed application to: Cindy DeGrosse, Mayor’s Office, Room 1200, Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402. Applicants can download the required application for committees, boards and commissions at cityoftacoma.org/cbc or request an application by calling (253) 594-7848.
By Published in the Tacoma Weekly
