>Asked by Boulder Reporting Lab why implementation of the revised order was paused and why the department is involved in classifying complaints, Police Chief Steve Redfearn said General Order 120 remains under the authority of the police department and the chief of police. 

>“Numerous discussions have already occurred and will continue to occur with involved entities, and we have provided extensive responses when asked,” Redfearn told Boulder Reporting Lab. “**It is unproductive to continue to debate these nuanced and important issues in news stories.** We look forward to the five-year review of the ordinance to see how we can all work more closely on these topics to best serve our community.”

(emphasis mine)

Love when our police chief thinks he's above responding to the public via newspapers.

The already ineffective (they can't do any binding actions, only recommend things back to the police chief) oversight board continues to be hamstrung further and further so the police are only accountable to themselves.

Boulder Police Oversight Panel takes concerns about its weakened role to city council