Item A: Amendments to Ordinance on Police Auditor and CRB

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Proposed Ordinance Modifying the Powers and Duties of the Police Auditor Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Agenda Item Number: A Department: City Attorney’s Office Staff Contact: Glenn Klein www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5080 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session has been scheduled to allow the council to consider ordinance language that would modify the powers and duties of the Police Auditor. BACKGROUND On Monday, November 10, 2008, the council approved a motion directing the City Manager to bring back ordinance language incorporating twelve modifications to the powers and duties of the Police Auditor. A copy of the motion as initially proposed is attached as Attachment A. The motion was amended (through friendly amendments) to include a timeline for council action on the proposed ordinance, and provided that the council would consider the proposed ordinance at a work session on November 17, hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance on December 8, and schedule action for December 10. Tonight is the work session scheduled for consideration of the 12 proposed modifications. The proposed ordinance is attached as Attachment B. Attachment A identifies which revised code section implements each proposed amendment. Attachment B (the revised ordinance incorporating the proposed amendments) contains a "comment" following each proposed revision; the comment identifies which of the 12 amendments the revision addresses. Prior to the work session, an additional memorandum will be provided to the council that identifies some of the legal issues and questions related to the proposed modifications. Since the council did not take action on the motion until Monday evening, it has not been possible to get the memo with legal issues and questions prepared for inclusion in the packet. The additional memorandum will be emailed to the Mayor and council as soon as it is completed. Timing Tonight is the work session scheduled for consideration of the proposed ordinance. A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for December 8, 2008, and the council is scheduled to take action on the ordinance on December 10, 2008. Due to the requirements contained in the City Charter related to the provision of public notice of an ordinance before public hearing, the “final” ordinance for the public hearing must be completed by November 21, 2008. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081117\S081117A.DOC