The PPRC was created in 2020 to assist the City Manager in reviewing data and recommendations for modifying policies and practices to improve law enforcement work throughout the Des Moines community. The PPRC meets at least quarterly to review existing and planned policies/practices and provide recommendations to ensure the elimination of existing or potential disparities in the enforcement of the law.

Objectives include:

• Review law enforcement and neighborhood code enforcement data
• Review practices and policies related to the delivery of unbiased policing and code enforcement
• Provide guidance and recommendations to the City Manager on policy and practice matters
• After substantial progress is made with policy and practice review, research other committee structures to make recommendations to the City Manager and City Council concerning membership and scope of work for ongoing improvements
• Report at least annually to the City Council, more frequently as circumstances warrant
• Inform City Council, educate residents on the process of policy making, and educate our departments on the familiarity that residents have with the process, along with the meaning of the survey so that the community understands what information we are recording and that they feel comfortable giving us feedback