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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Annual Meeting with Police Commission and Presentation of Police Complaint System Recommendations Meeting Date: July 25, 2005 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Eugene Police Department Staff Contact: Jeannine Parisi www. eugette-or, gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5852 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session includes an overview of the Police Commission's FY05 Annual Report, request for approval of the Police Commission FY06 Work Plan, and presentation of the commission's report entitled "Police Complaint System and Civilian Oversight Recommendations." BACKGROUND The City Council meets in joint work sessions with the Police Commission to review and approve its annual work plan. On July 28, 2004, the City Council approved the commission's FY05 work plan, which focused almost exclusively on a review of internal affairs procedures and civilian oversight systems. This project would be conducted over a 15-month period, with the commission preliminary recommendations going to the City Council in early Fall 2005. To accomplish this project in a timely and thorough manner, the council also approved the commission's request for contingency funds in the amount of $70,000. The work plan also included completion of several projects carried over from the previous year. The commission's annual report, included as Attachment A, documents the commission's accomplishments on these projects and provides a process overview of the main item "Internal affairs and civilian oversight review." Over the past year, the commission has conducted a review of current practices for handling complaints against police and an extensive examination of different models of civilian oversight. In this time, the commission: · Collected background research, including a significant literature review, to identify current best practices for processing and reviewing complaints about police conduct; · Held multiple community forums to solicit public input on experiences with the current complaint system and suggestions for improvements to identify key issues and community expectations; · Convened two committees to develop specific recommendations for improvements in how complaints are received, classified, investigated and, once an adjudication decision is reached, reviewed. · Based on the committees' recommendations, stakeholder input, and City Attorney review/advice, developed a conceptual police oversight model for City Council review. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050725\S050725B.doc