§ 202-805 — Complaint office director; staff
Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County of Indianapolis-Marion County (Supp. No. 47, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 42, 2026, passed June 1, 2026) · Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 202-805
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Sec. 202-805. - Complaint office director; staff.
(a) The mayor shall appoint a full-time director of the citizens' police complaint office, subject to approval by the city-county council. The director shall be supervised by and subject to review and evaluation by the mayor or the mayor's designee, with the advice and consent of the members of the citizens' police complaint board. The duties of the director shall include: (1) Managing the citizens' police complaint office, including its staff; and (2) Enhancing communications and good will between the police and the citizenry. (b) The director shall have the authority to contract with investigators and legal counsel, if the city corporation counsel is not available, to aid in the investigation of complaints filed with or processed by the office. (c) The director shall be in regular communication with the Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and may make recommendations to the chief concerning matters of conduct and recurring issues that are processed by the citizens' police complaint office. The director shall also provide periodic reports for publication in the department's annual report. (d) Staffing and budget recommendations for the citizens' police complaint office shall be made by the director in consultation with the mayor or mayor's designee and the citizens' police complaint board. (e) On a quarterly basis, the director shall forward a report of each complaint board member's attendance and each voting member's training, as required by section 202-703, to the member's appointing body, the public safety director, and the Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. (f) The director shall provide a monthly report of citizen complaints against police officers on the city and county website. The report shall include the officers' name and rank, the information listed in section 279-106(1), any findings endorsed by the board pursuant to section 202-806(b), and any dispositions by the board pursuant to section 202-806(d).
(G.O. 13, 2016, § 30; G.O. 35, 2020, § 2)