§ 2-2203. Appointment of members.

(a)

The 13 members of the board shall be appointed as follows and said appointments shall be confirmed by the city council:

(1)

One member shall be appointed by the mayor;

(2)

One member shall be appointed by the city council;

(3)

One member shall be appointed by the president of council with previous experience as a law enforcement professional;

(4)

One member shall be appointed by Neighborhood Planning Unit ("NPU") group A—F;

(5)

One member shall be appointed by NPU group G—L;

(6)

One member shall be appointed by NPU group M—R;

(7)

One member shall be appointed by NPU group S—Z;

(8)

One member shall be appointed from the Gate City Bar Association;

(9)

One member shall be appointed from the Atlanta Bar Association;

(10)

One member shall be appointed by the League of Women Voters of Atlanta—Fulton County;

(11)

One member shall be appointed by the Atlanta Business League;

(12)

One member shall be appointed by the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda;

(13)

One member shall be appointed by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta; and

(b)

"NPU groups", for this purpose, are recognized by alphabetically arranged groups of six or seven. The Atlanta Planning and Advisory Board ("APAB") shall be responsible for developing a process and coordinating the appointment of said board members.

(c)

All appointments shall be confirmed by city council. All confirmed appointees should be inaugurated no more than 30 days after council confirmation.

(d)

The members of the board may make recommendations to the mayor, president of council, and council members of prospective members to be appointed to the board.

(e)

Nominees to the board shall be subject to an employment background check as well as a criminal history check. Nominees shall execute all releases necessary for the executive director and the police department to accomplish the same. With regard to all nominees who have any employment history as law enforcement officers, such information shall also include:

(1)

Relevant data and reports from the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) for nominees formerly or presently employed in Georgia, and from equivalent state entities or agencies for nominees employed in law enforcement in other states, and

(2)

All available personnel files and disciplinary records from law enforcement or public safety employers of such nominees whenever they are available.

(3)

If the nominee is determined to have committed a felony, the nomination will be withdrawn.

(f)

The executive director shall review all reports described in subsection (e) above that are received, and shall then deliver said reports to the chairperson of the public safety and legal administration committee in a timely manner.

( Ord. No. 2016-05(16-O-1072), § 1, 3-30-16 )