The Santa Barbara City Council invites community members to apply to the city’s Community Formation Commission (CFC) to advise on the creation of a civilian police review system for the Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD).

The CFC will explore different types of civilian police review models and examine how they may address the needs of Santa Barbara’s many communities in order to make recommendations to the City Council on the adoption of a particular model(s).

The City Council seeks a diverse group of people to represent the community by serving on a new CFC.  The council is looking for people whose life experience, education, professional skills, and community standing will garner the confidence and trust of the community.

CFC members should have a demonstrated interest in community affairs, social justice, criminal justice, and equal rights issues. The council wants the membership of the CFC to be broad-based and inclusive in all dimensions. U.S. citizenship is not required.

Applications — available in English and Spanish — are due Oct. 30. The City Council may decide to extend this application deadline, however, interviews for the CFC are tentatively scheduled for Nov. 10.

Applications are at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CFC. Direct questions to the City Clerk’s office at clerk@santabarbaraca.gov or 805-564-5309.