Item B: Police Commission Annual Report and Work Plan

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Eugene Police Commission FY09 Work Plan ?Other Use of Force policies Second, the Special Needs Population Committee was proposed following a scoping meeting that took place in March 2008. Several Police Commissioners and members of the public participated in a dialogue to assess the community’s interests in this topic, and what a full committee might entail for FY09. Interest in this area was a result of the work completed by the Police Commission’s Mental Health Crisis Response Committee from FY08. In addition, many of the new commissioners took an interest in an effort to look at police interactions with people who have special needs or disabilities. Activities for such a committee may include: ?Hold panels with stakeholders from various organizations to discuss issues ?Identify needs from different populations ???Develop recommendations and present findings to the Police Commission ?Strategize next steps to include possible work with other stakeholders to assist in the implementation of recommendations Third, a committee on Public Outreach was created with great interest by commission members. The charge of this committee is to better engage the community with police operations and solicit public input. The first meeting of the committee would be to identify outreach events that would be beneficial to both the department and citizens. These events may include seminars, public education, media opportunities and public forums. Lastly, a carried-over committee on the review of force policies will continue in FY09, the Use of Force Committee. Last fiscal year the commission spent significant time researching and recommending findings on a policy for Tasers. With the pilot project underway, now the commission will use this committee’s time to examine the other eight policies in the Police Operations Manual that deal with use of force. Note: this is separate from the work of the Policy Screening and Review Committee. The commission decided to devote a separate committee on this work due to the complexity of the topic and the amount of work required. C. Work Sessions and Information Items Work sessions are scheduled periodically to provide opportunities for information sharing and discussion of public safety issues that do not necessarily require Police Commission action. Issues the commission has a continuing interest in will be included every year. The commission has limited the number of work sessions to those of highest priority to conserve meeting time and enable some flexibility to address emerging issues. The following work sessions are planned for FY09: ???Patrol facility recommendations ???Joint meeting with the Civilian Review Board (October/November) ?Participation in EPD's Prevention Convention (October) ?Recommendations for legislation on hate crimes ( January-June) ???One-year evaluation of Taser Pilot Project results (April/May) ?Joint meeting with the Human Rights Commission (February/March) ?Tour neighborhood safety stations (March-May) ?Police auditor annual report presentation (May/June) JULY 28, 2008 DRAFT - 5 -