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08-13-00-Resolution-Establishing Rules and Regulations regarding the Use of Excessive Force-08/07/2000RESOLUTION #08-13-00 EXCESSIVE FORCE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING NONVIOLENT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATION, INCLUDING PHYSICALLY BARRING ENTRANCE TO A FACILITY OR LOCATION WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF , IN THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: It is the policy of the City of Sanger to prohibit the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstration. The City also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance to, or exit from, such a facility within its jurisdiction. ARTICLE 11 Section l : It is the policy of the City to enforce this policy to the full extent allowed by law. ARTICLE 111 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on the 7th day of A,,g • , 20004 ommy incaid, Mayor Attest: Rosalie Chavez, Ci BANGER, TEXAS, CITIZEN COMPLAINT PROCEDURES for the TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM In order to comply with the Texas Department of Economic Complaint System, 10 T.A.C. 3ec.178.1 and 178.2, the following citizen complaint procedures, adopted by Sanger, Texas, are intended to provide a timely written response to all complaints and grievances made against Sanger, Texas, Community Development Program efforts: 1) A person who has a comment or complaint about the services funded or to be funded by a block grant administered by the City, may submit such comment or complaint in writi blng to the City Manager who is responsible for administering the block grant program. 2) The City Manager shall, within five work days of receiving the comments or complaints, conduct an investigation into same, determine an appropriate response to same and so advise the person who made said comments or complaints, in writing. If, for any reason this cannot be done, the City Manager will, within five working days of receiving the comment or complaint, advise the person making the comment or complement, in writing, why the response cannot be provided within five working days of receiving the comment or Complaint and when a response can be expected. 3) The City Manager shall notify the person who made said comments or complaints, in w(ting, of the final results of any investigation conducted. Unless unusual circumstances interfere, all investigative action and reports documenting the findings of same should be accomplished prior to the 15th working day after the comments or complaints were originally received. Should this final response be delayed, the person making the comments or complaints, must be so advised in writing, to include the problems being encountered and a new date for final resolution of the comment or complaint. 4.) A copy of the above outlined comment and/or complaint procedures can be obtained at City Ball in Sanger, Texas, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:.30 P.M., Monday through Friday (except holidays) . Passed and approved by Sanger, Texas governing body on August 7th, 2000. [seal f City] ATT T 7