April 7 Meeting Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2026-07-07)

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CITIZENS’ PANEL FOR REVIEW OF POLICE COMPLAINTS AND USE OF FORCE SPECIAL 
MEETING MINUTES 
 
April 7, 2026 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 
Chairperson Diefenbacher called the meeting to order at approximately 6:01 PM 
 
Members in Attendance: 
Chairperson Jason Diefenbacher 
Vice Chair Flor Martinez 
Panel member Sam Enoch 
Panel member Dawn Vukadinovich 
Panel member Gina Giammona 
Panel member Hilary HC Jenkins 
Panel member Annette Ruiz 
Panel member Debra Schinke 
Panel member Chris Tiller 
Panel member Jeff Jones 
Panel member Allen Leibowitz 
Panel member Josh Whitaker 
 
 
 
Members Absent: 
Panel member James Bogert 
Panel member Joseph Yang 
Panel member Jill Slavin 
 
 
Staff in Attendance: 
AC Melissa Deanda 
Cmdr. Daniel Shellum 
Lt. Keith Aguiar 
Sgt. Dan Greene 
Det. Danielle Stein 
Ean White, Assistant City Attorney 
Pamela Leon, Staff Liaison 
Karen Arriaga, Staff Liaison

2. SCHEDULED/UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/CALL TO PUBLIC 
a. None 
 
3. Approval of the Minutes 
a. Minutes of January 6, 2026 
Panel member Schinke moved to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2026, 
Citizens’ Panel for Review of Police Complaints and Use of Force meeting. 
Panel member Martinez seconded the motion.  
The minutes were approved by all Panel members present.   
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS 
a. Commander Shellum introduced the new staff liaison, Karen Arriaga 
 
b. Vice Chair Martinez announced a couple of events in April 
 
5. ACTION AGENDA 
a. Presentation by SWAT, Det. David Parks and Det. Boaz on less lethal 
munitions 
 
b. Use of Force Summary Quarter 4 2025 
 
There were questions and discussion, but no questions specific to the use of 
force. Panel member Vukadinovich moved to approve the summary, 
seconded by Panel member Enoch. The motion was approved by all Panel 
members present.  
 
 
6. Discussion 
a. Vice Chair Martinez commended Officer Dalen on his efforts as an officer 
in the community. Panel member Ruiz seconded the commendation for 
Officer Dalen. 
 
 
7. CALENDAR/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 
 
Next meeting will be Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6:00 pm.

8. INFORMATION ITEMS 
a. None  
ADJOURNMENT 
Panel member Whitaker moved to adjourn, seconded by Panel member 
Giammona. The motion was approved by all Panel members present, and 
the meeting adjourned at approximately 7:01 p.m.