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<br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH- <br />ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS <br /> <br />James DiPietro <br /> <br />City Manager <br /> <br />A~e Regulation #2-1 <br />Approved r;i.. ~ . Date 01/15/99 <br /> <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />POLICY GOVERNING ACCIDENT REVIEW BOARD <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE <br /> <br />To review traffic accidents and determine their causal factors and preventability so that action may <br />be taken to reduce the likelihood of repeated accidents, and to provide guidelines for training and <br />supervising personnel. Other types of accidents may be investigated at the Chief of Police's <br />discretion. <br /> <br />RESPONSIBILITY <br /> <br />The Accident Review Board will have the power to review accidents to determine if they were <br />preventable and report its findings to the Chief of Police. <br /> <br />The Chief of Police shall have the responsibility to review the findings of the board and to take any <br />disciplinary action as is deemed appropriate or necessary. The Police Chief shall be solely <br />responsible for determining whether to levy disciplinary action. <br /> <br />PROCEDURES: <br /> <br />The Accident Review Board will be convened at the discretion of the Chief of Police. <br /> <br />A. The Accident Review Board will consist of three officers to be designated by the Chief of <br />Police. The selected members shall be sworn officers. No probationary member of the <br />department can be selected to this Board. <br /> <br />B. Two votes are required for any official action by the Board. <br /> <br />C. The Board shall meet on an as-needed basis. <br /> <br />D. Members selected to serve on the Board will serve until the accident investigation is completed <br />and the Chief of Police has accepted its findings. <br /> <br />GENERAL RULES OF CASES TO BE REVIEWED: <br /> <br />A. The Accident Review Board will review accidents to determine causal factors. The Board in <br />each case ~y interview the employee involved and may also, at its ~scretion, call further <br />witnesses, including supervisors or other personnel, and have access to all files and reports it <br />may require: It may also obtain any other pertinent information deemed desirable or necessary. <br /> <br />Page I of 3 <br />