Item 4: PH on Ordinance Concerning Police Auditor and Civilian Review Board

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(2) The police auditor shall receive timely notification of critical incidents to enable him/her, or a qualified designee, to report to the scene of critical incidents. The police auditor and chief of police shall develop necessary protocols for summoning the police auditor to the incident for purposes of first-hand observation. (3) The police auditor shall participate in use of force review boards. (4) To the extent permitted by the Oregon Public Records Law, the auditor’s office and any investigators or consultants it may employ shall maintain the confidentiality of records and information in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law and other applicable city policies and collective bargaining agreements. (5) All case adjudication and employee discipline decisions shall be made by the chief of police. The police auditor may develop adjudication recommendations, but is not authorized to recommend the level of discipline for police employees. 2.456 Office of Police Auditor – Complaint Processing. (1) Complaint intake. (a) Any person may lodge a complaint or commendation with the auditor’s office about the conduct of, or services provided by, a city police employee; (b) The auditor’s office is the intake center for all community complaints about police employees. City employees may choose to lodge complaints against another employee through either internal affairs or the auditor’s office. The auditor’s office shall document all contacts and complaints received from any source. 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. (c) The auditor’s office conducts the preliminary investigation of all complaints lodged with the auditor’s office or internal affairs to appropriately classify and route the complaint and any accompanying information accordingly. If a complaint is received that alleges criminal conduct on the part of the employee, the police auditor shall forward the complaint and any associated information to the chief of police. (d) The auditor’s office may determine whether a complaint is appropriate for mediation or facilitated conversation, and upon the voluntary agreement of the involved parties and approval of the chief of police, shall coordinate the resolution of such cases. 1. Mediation is an alternative to the investigation, adjudication and disciplinary process; if the parties agree to mediation, the investigation, adjudication and disciplinary process will end. Ordinance - 10