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<br />b)For all complaints lodged with the Auditor’s Office or Internal Affairs, the Auditor’s Office conducts the <br /> <br />2 <br />preliminary investigation to appropriately classify and route the complaint and any accompanying <br />information accordingly. <br />1.If a complaint is received that alleges criminal conduct on the part of the employee, the police <br /> <br />auditor shall forward the complaint and any other information gathered to the Chief of Police. <br />c)The Auditor’s Office determines if complaints are appropriate for alternative resolution* and upon the <br /> <br />voluntary agreement of the involved parties and approval of the Chief of Police, coordinates the <br />resolution of such cases. <br />d)The Auditor’s Office classifies complaints that will be treated as community impact cases* and supports <br /> <br />the Civilian Review Board in its review of these cases and other cases accepted by the Civilian Review <br />Board. <br />e)The Auditor’s Office may dismiss a complaint if upon review, it meets established criteria for such <br /> <br />action, including reporting delays and/or insufficient information from which to take further action. <br />f)The Auditor’s Office provides timely updates on the status of a complaint and notification of final <br /> <br />disposition to the complainant. <br />g)The police auditor may review and process a complaint not filed directly with the Auditor’s Office if the <br /> <br />s/he determines that concerns have been expressed about police employee(s) conduct. <br /> <br />11. Complaint Investigations <br />a)The police auditor actively monitors internal investigations to ensure a thorough, objective, and timely <br /> <br />investigation and is authorized to: <br />1.participate in complainant, employee and witness interviews. <br /> <br />3 <br />2.require the City to undertake additional investigation. <br /> <br /> <br />b)The police auditor may require, and is authorized to contract for, an external investigation when the <br /> <br />police auditor determines that an external investigation is necessary to reduce real or perceived bias or <br />that the investigation requires specialized skills that internal investigators do not have. <br /> <br />c)The police auditor will not be directly involved in any criminal investigations, but shall be kept apprised <br /> <br />of the status of such investigations involving police employees. The police auditor shall have access to <br />the case file relevant to the administrative portion of such investigations. Following the conclusion of <br />any criminal matter, the police auditor reviews any related investigation as otherwise provided in this <br />section. <br /> <br />d)OPTION 2a: All case files shall be provided to the police auditor upon conclusion of the investigation <br /> <br />for review and determination that the investigation is thorough and complete. At the point the police <br />auditor is satisfied that the investigation is complete, s/he will confer with the involved employee’s <br />supervisor to develop a case adjudication recommendation that will be forwarded through the Chain of <br />Command to the Chief of Police. Any disagreements on the adjudication recommendation will be <br />documented and forwarded to the Chief of Police for a final adjudication decision. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> The commission discussed replacing the word ‘investigation’ in this section to avoid confusion with the case investigation process <br />conducted by Internal Affairs staff. Substitute words offered for consideration to replace ‘preliminary investigation’ included: <br />assessment, evaluation, and screening. <br />3 <br /> This language is derived directly from the Charter amendment. The commission considered additional language consistent with its <br />report that would set broad guidelines for when additional investigation would be appropriate,(i.e., to ensure a complete, unbiased <br />investigation) but was concerned with creating unintended restrictions to the auditor’s authority to require further investigation. <br /> 3 <br /> <br />