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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMREQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />February 24, 2014February 24, 2014AppropriationAppropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:Agenda Date Requested: <br />N/AN/A <br />Kenith Adcox Kenith Adcox Source of Funds:Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: <br />Account Number:Account Number: <br />Police Police <br />Department: <br />N/AN/A <br />Amount Budgeted:Amount Budgeted: <br />Report:Resolution:Resolution:Ordinance:Ordinance: <br />Amount Requested:Amount Requested: <br />Other: <br />Budgeted Item:Budgeted Item:YESYESNONO <br />Attachments :Attachments : <br />1. 2013 Racial Profiling Report1. 2013 Racial Profiling Report <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONSSUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The attached report is provided in accordance with Article 2.132 (7) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures. The attached report is provided in accordance with Article 2.132 (7) of <br />the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures. <br /> The Code requires that the police department annually report, to its governing body, data collected on the race or The Code requires that the police department annually report, to <br />its governing body, data collected on the race or <br />ethnicity of individuals stopped for traffic violations and subsequently cited, searched and/or arrested.ethnicity of individuals stopped for traffic violations and subsequently cited, <br />searched and/or arrested. <br /> <br />The report indicates that the La Porte Police Department is fully in compliance with all relevant Texas laws The report indicates that the La Porte Police Department is fully in compliance <br />with all relevant Texas laws <br />concerning racial profiling, including the existence of a formal policy prohibiting racial profiling by its officers, concerning racial profiling, including the existence of a formal <br />policy prohibiting racial profiling by its officers, <br />officer training, and the collection of data in compliance with the law. Additionally, a review of internal officer training, and the collection of data in compliance with the law. Additionally, <br />a review of internal <br />administrative records indicated that during 2013 the department received no complaints that could be categorized administrative records indicated that during 2013 the department received <br />no complaints that could be categorized <br />as involving some type of racial profiling. As a result of this analysis, and the listed statistics, it believed that the as involving some type of racial profiling. As a result of <br />this analysis, and the listed statistics, it believed that the as involving some type of racial profiling. As a result of this analysis, and the listed statistics, it believed that <br />the as involving some type of racial profiling. As a result of this analysis, and the listed statistics, it believed that the <br />officers of the La Porte Police Department are operating appropriately and without bias relating to individual officers of the La Porte Police Department are operating appropriately <br />and without bias relating to individual <br />violator race, ethnicity, or national origin.violator race, ethnicity, or national origin. <br />Action Required of Council:Action Required of Council: <br />Acceptance of the 2013 La Porte Police Department Racial Profiling Report as presented by the Chief of Police.Acceptance of the 2013 La Porte Police Department Racial Profiling Report <br />as presented by the Chief of Police. <br />Approved for City Council AgendaApproved for City Council Agenda <br />Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerCorby D. Alexander, City ManagerDateDate <br /> <br />