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

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2. A facilitated conversation may, but does not necessarily, result in termination of the investigation, adjudication and disciplinary process. (e) The auditor’s office classifies complaints that will be treated as community impact cases and provides support to the civilian review board in its review of those cases and other cases accepted by the civilian review board. (f) The auditor’s office shall provide timely updates on the status of a complaint and notification to the complainant of its final disposition. (g) The auditor’s office may dismiss a complaint if upon review, it meets criteria that the auditor has established for such action, including reporting delays and/or insufficient information from which to take further action. (h) The auditor may review and process a complaint not filed directly with the auditor’s office if the auditor determines that concerns have been expressed about conduct of a police employee(s). (i) Except for good cause, complaints of minor misconduct involving courtesy, communications, and minor rules violations that might be handled as service complaints shall be filed within 60 days of the incident. (j) Except for good cause, complaints of serious misconduct including, for example, excessive force that causes substantial physical injury, egregious acts of disparate treatment, or major rules violations shall be filed within 6 months of the incident. (2) Complaint Investigations. (a) The police auditor shall actively monitor 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. (c) 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 has the authority to initiate an internal investigation unless the police auditor receives written notice from the District Attorney, United Ordinance - 11