Below are resolutions passed by the City Council at its November 7, 2006, meeting. Also linked below are the report and the chart to which the resolutions refer. 

Council Resolution # 1

The Greensboro City Council authorizes the City Manager to release, in full, the forensic document report completed by Durward C. Matheny, a third party authorized by Risk Management Associates, Inc. (RMA) at the request of the City Council. The purpose of this report was to determine the origin of the public release of RMA’s investigative report of December 2005. The copy examined was downloaded directly from the internet by the forensic examiner.

A majority of the City Council approved this action in order to maintain the public trust in the ongoing investigative process and to fulfill the commitment to openness and transparency, as legally appropriate, by this City Council.

Council resolution # 2

The City Council hereby resolves that:

1. The public release of the RMA Report represents a serious breach of confidentiality that undermines the trust among Council members that must be maintained in order to create public policy;
2. The public release of the RMA Report is a breach of the confidentiality assured to those interviewed under the Gardner Garrity process of personnel law.
3. The public release of the RMA Report has eroded the credibility of both the City Council and the City staff and diverted attention from the important work being done to identify and address the issues of concern in our police department;
4. Numerous people who had access to the RMA report have been under scrutiny for having released the report.
5. The public release of the RMA Report has exposed and potentially endangered some of the individuals mentioned in the report;
6. The public release of the RMA Report seriously compromises the ability of the City, as well as the State of North Carolina, going forward to investigate and address governance issues within the department; and
7. The Public release of the RMA Report is not consistent with the City of Greensboro’s core values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect.

By this action tonight, the City Council wants citizens to understand the results of the unauthorized release of the RMA investigative report and its context in the larger investigative process. The intention is to bring closure to this sidebar issue so the focus can return to resolving problems relating to operation of the Police Department.

Forensic Document Report

Forensic Document Chart