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3. The Auditor's Office may refer a complainant to another department in.the city or another agency that would be more appropriate to address the complaint. b) For all complaints lodged with the Auditor's Office or Internal Affairs, the Auditor's Office conducts the preliminary investigation to appropriately classify and route the complaint and any accompanying information accordingly. 1. If a complaint is received that alleges criminal conduct on the part of the employee, the police auditor shall forward the complaint and any other information gathered to the Chief of Police. c) The Auditor's Office determines if complaints are appropriate for alternative resolution and upon the voluntary agreement of the involved parties and approval of the Chief of Police, coordinates the resolution of such cases. d) The Auditor's Office classifies complaints that will be treated as community impact cases and supports the Civilian Review Board in its review of these cases and other cases accepted by the Civilian. Review Board. e) The Auditor's Office may dismiss a complaint if upon review, it meets established criteria for such action, including reporting delays and/or insufficient information from which to take further action.. f) The Auditor's Office provides timely updates on the status of a complaint and notification of final doisposition to the complainant. g) The police auditor may review and process a complaint not filed directly with the Auditor's Office if the s/he determines that concerns have been expressed about police employee(s) conduct. 11. Complaint Investigations a) The police auditor actively monitors internal investigations to ensure a thorough, objective, and timely investigation and is authorized to: 1. participate in complainant, employee and witness interviews. 2. require the City to undertake additional investigation. b) The police auditor may require, and is authorized to contract for, an external investigation when the police auditor determines that an external investigation is necessary to reduce real or perceived bias or that the investigation requires specialized skills that internal investigators do not have. The police auditor will not be directly involved in any criminal investigations, but shall be kept apprised of the status of such investigations involving police employees. The police auditor shall have access to the case file relevant to the administrative portion of such investigations. Following the conclusion of any criminal investigation or within 60 days after the date of the incident, the auditor may initiate an internal investigation or administrative investigation unless the police chief, in consultation with the DA determines that the administrative investigation wouid jeppardize the criminal investigation. c) All case files shall be provided to the police auditor _upon conclusion of the investigation for review and determination that the investigation is thorough and complete. Once the investigation is deemed complete, the involved employee's immediate supervisor will confer with the police auditor and'develop a case adjudication recommendation that will be forwarded through the Chain of Command to the Chief of Police for final adjudication. If the police auditor disagrees with the supervisor's recommend,atian, his/her disagreements and comments will be documented and forwarded ta the Chief of Police as well. The immediate supervisor and police auditor will use their . best efforts to complete this process in a timely manner and without unreasonably delaying the final adjudication of the case. If the investigation reveals evidence of criminal conduct, not previously known, the Auditor may refer the matter to the appropriate criminal prosecutor for his/her consideration. 4