§ 1-31 Assignment of Cases.
RCNY § 1-31
(a)The Chair or the Executive Director will assign to a panel consisting of at least three Board members, or may assign to the Full Board for review, all Cases which have been fully investigated, and such other Cases or categories of Cases as the Board may determine by resolution.
(b)Pursuant to Chapter 18-A, Section 440(c)(2) of the Charter, no panel will consist exclusively of members designated by the Police Commissioner or appointed by the Mayor or the City Council. Panel membership will be determined by the Chair, but each panel will consist of at least one member appointed by City Council, at least one designated by the Police Commissioner, and at least one appointed by the Mayor; unless such a panel composition would interfere with or unreasonably delay the Civilian Complaint Review Board's operations. Panel membership will be rotated on a regular basis.
(c)Due to the special characteristics of their respective offices and appointments, the Public Advocate Appointee and the Chair may participate on a panel as either a Mayoral Appointee or a City Council Appointee.
(d)If the Chair or the Executive Director determines that circumstances require it, the Chair or the Executive Director may reassign a Case to a new panel. (Amended City Record 1/2/2018, eff. 2/1/2018; amended City Record 2/24/2021, eff. 3/26/2021)
