Apply to Join CPSRAB
Community members are invited to apply to join the Citizens Public Safety Review and Appeal Board. Board members serve three year terms and meet once per month in the evenings. Priority is given first to residents of the City of Kalamazoo and then to applicants with clear interests in the City of Kalamazoo.
You can apply by completing the form to the right. CPSRAB members are appointed by the City Commission. All applications will be reviewed and applicants that are selected to move forward will be notified.
Membership requirements
U. S. Citizen or legal U.S. Resident
Full-time residents of the City of Kalamazoo have first priority for all appointments
Second priority shall be given to non-residents having identifiable interests located in the City of Kalamazoo
Willingness to spend approximately four or five hours a calendar quarter reviewing cases and attending meetings
Willingness to make a three-year commitment
Willingness to attend orientation session
Membership disqualifiers
Serving a sentence for a criminal conviction or while on probation or parole
Subject to an active personal protection order
Holding any political office or an announced candidate for political office
Working for another law enforcement agency
A current City of Kalamazoo employee
An immediate family member of any Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety personnel
A retired or former law enforcement officer