Duties and responsibilities.

Charlotte City Code § 16-58

in effect

Sec. 16-58. - Duties and responsibilities. (a) The citizens review board shall: (1) Serve as an advisory board to the chief of police, the city manager, and the city council. (2) Hear appeals by the citizens who filed complaints of disciplinary dispositions imposed by the chief of police or his designee relating to allegations of misconduct against a sworn police officer. The board may hear appeals of complaints regarding alleged violations of the following rules: response to resistance (use of force), unbecoming conduct, arrest, search and seizure, arbitrary profiling, and neglect of duties. In addition, the disposition of the review of any discharge of a firearm by an officer which results in the death or injury of a person may be appealed to this board by the person injured or the next of kin if death occurs. When a death results and there is no next of kin, any member of the city council or the chairperson of the community relations committee may file an appeal pursuant to section 16-59. The disciplinary actions that may be reviewed shall include the findings of the chief of police that an allegation has been categorized as: sustained, not sustained, exonerated, or unfounded. The dispositions that may be reviewed for the discharge of firearms shall include: justified, not justified, or accidental. The board may review only appeals of citizen complaints arising from incidents that occur after the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives. The board may not review appeals of decisions of the city manager or the civil service board. No hearing conducted under this division is intended to supplant civil or criminal remedies or proceedings, nor civil service proceedings under Section 4.61 of the City Charter. (3) The board, in its discretion, also may make recommendations to the chief of police and the city manager concerning policies, procedures or training of police officers. (4) As required by state law, maintain as confidential all personnel information to which the members gain access as a member of the board. In addition, board members shall be required to execute and adhere to a confidentiality agreement that is satisfactory to the city. (b) The citizens review board shall promulgate rules and regulations to effect its exercise of authority under this division and shall keep such rules and regulations on file with the city clerk. (Ord. No. 5259, § 1, 11-25-2013; Ord. No. 5948, § 1, 6-8-2015; Ord. No. 9921, § 1(Eh. A), 10-26-2020)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH16PO_ARTIIDE_DIV2CIREBO_S16-58DUREFetched: 10/27/2026