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giving us feedback. If you have an outstanding warrant, please clear it with the Court. She opined that such a statement can have a negative response from the community and therefore the team suggested it be removed from the EPD website. Dr. Fisher Stewart turned to the strategic plan component. She noted that a strategic plan was critical in managing change and forecasting needs. Dr. Fisher Stewart encouraged the EPD and the City Council to develop an integrated/multi-use strategic plan that will serve as a living document. In conclusion, Dr. Fisher Stewart stated that the City needed to ensure that the Police Commission and the Human Rights Commission were in line with policy that points to the managerial framework of the City. She noted that there was a perception within the community that those bodies were too involved in the management of the EPD as opposed to acting as an advisory body. Dr. Tory Caeti acknowledged the access the EPD provided to the team as it went about its work and specifically thanked Captain Steve Swenson for his participation and cooperation. Dr. Caeti noted that many of the recommendations put forth by the team have already been implemented by the City and the EPD. In reference to police management, Dr. Caeti stated that it was critical to update the Hobson Report and review current allocation levels within the City. Dr. Caeti spoke of an overarching recommendation, recruitment, training, and selection, which requires a budgetary investment to ensure the City attracted first-rate individuals to the department. He noted that municipalities achieve excellent results when candidates seek them out rather than the other way around. Dr. Caeti turned to training practices and revealed that employees of the EPD consistently requested a greater investment in supervisory training. He noted there were myriad training academies throughout the country that could be utilized to foster leadership dimensions. Dr. Caeti referred to the complaint process. He noted that timelines had been inconsistent in the past; however, he acknowledged that the procedures have now been improved. Dr. Caeti said '~transparency" within that process was crucial in order to communicate clear and concise facts to the community. He further remarked that internal transparency was also vital to achieve a healthy department and opined that Chief Lehner was working to ensure that goal. Dr. Caeti referred to the security of EPD records and voiced his understanding that there was now limited access to those records and they do not now leave the Records Office. Dr. Caeti spoke about leadership. He said that leadership needs to be fostered from the moment of hire into the academy so that as officers were put into positions of authority, that authority will be used appropri- ately. Dr. Caeti stressed that all police departments need a clear mission, clear values, and an integration of ethics training to groom and retain true leadership. Dr. Caeti turned to the benefits of community policing and the side effects of the mission expansion that occurs with such a program, especially at the rank of sergeant. He explained that sergeants invariable have less ability to be in the field to supervise officer activity and provide feedback when there was a community MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 9, 2005 Page 4 Work Session