This Committee was dissolved with the end of 2022 Town Meeting 

That Town Meeting hereby establishes a “Civilian Police Advisory Board Study Committee” to be structured, organized, and charged as follows:

I. Committee Membership and Organization

A. The Committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members; four (4) of whom shall be non-voting, exofficio members, and thirteen (13) of whom shall be voting members as follows:

i. Ex-officio members

• A member of the Select Board or their designee to be determined by such Board for the purposes of
administering the organizational meeting only;
• The Town Counsel or their designee;
• The Chief of Police or their designee; and
• The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Director or their designee.

ii. Voting members

• One (1) member of the Envision Arlington Standing Committee as determined by such commission;
• One (1) member of the Arlington Human Rights Commission as determined by such commission;
• One (1) member of the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission as determined by such commission;
• One (1) member of the Disability Commission as determined by such commission;
• One (1) member of the Board of Youth Services; as determined by such Board;
• One (1) designee of the Envision Arlington Diversity Task Group co-chairs;
• One (1) member of the Council on Aging as determined by such Council;
• One (1) member of the Menotomy Manor Tenants Association as determined by such Association;
• One (1) Arlington High School student, as recommended by the AHS Principal;
• One (1) graduate of the Citizens Police Academy, to be appointed by the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Director or their designee;
• Three (3) Town Meeting Members, to be appointed by the Town Moderator;

Appointing authorities shall designate representatives, who reflect racial, ethnic, and other forms of
diversity to be found in Arlington, including at least one representative with legal defense experience
regarding police arrests or detainment, especially with regard to disadvantaged populations.

iii. Quorum

A majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum, and decisions shall be based on the vote of a simple majority of those committee members present and voting.

iv. Organization and First Meeting

The initial meeting of the Study Committee shall be convened by the designee of the Select Board, and the first order of business shall be the self-organization of the study committee through the election of one or more chairs, whose responsibility shall be to convene and preside over all future meetings, as well as a clerk, whose duties shall include the proper posting of meeting agendas and minutes. The Study Committee shall designate any other officers as it sees fit.

II. Committee Charge & Reporting

A. The Study Committee shall study the creation of alternative mechanisms for civilians to file
complaints regarding police interactions, considering various models including a police civilian review
board independent from the police department with the authority and resources to receive and
investigate complaints. Said committee shall also review police services, examine the experience of
comparable communities, and consider the potential impacts of pending legislation.

B. The Study Committee shall report its findings and any recommendations to the 2022 Annual Town
Meeting, any earlier Annual or Special Town Meeting, and/or other appropriate administrative,
management, or elected or appointed officials.

III. Dissolution

The study committee will be dissolved concurrent with the dissolution of the 2022 Annual Town
Meeting, unless there is a vote of Town Meeting to effectuate an earlier dissolution or to extend the
Committee’s charge.