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

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2.240 Civilian Review Board – Established. (1) There is hereby established a civilian review board of not to exceed seven members, whose goal shall be to increase the transparency of, and public confidence in, the police complaint process. In general, the civilian review board shall oversee and evaluate the work of the independent police auditor, and may review completed complaint investigations involving sworn police employees to provide comment, from a civilian perspective, about whether the complaint was handled fairly and with due diligence. (2) It is intended that sections 2.240 through 2.246 and 2.450 through 2.456 will provide a system of independent oversight of the police complaint process and implement section 15-A of the Eugene Charter of 2002 as adopted by the city electorate on November 8, 2005. (3) Except where the context requires otherwise, the definitions contained in section 2.452 of this code govern the words and phrases used in sections 2.240 through 2.246 of this code. 2.242 Civilian Review Board – Qualifications and Appointments. (1)Qualifications. (a) Members of the civilian review board shall be volunteers appointed by the city council, who immediately prior to appointment shall be: 1. A resident of the city; 2. Of the age of 18 years or older; and 3. Able to pass a background investigation consistent with investigations conducted for other city volunteers who have similar access to police records and/or facilities. (b) The following characteristics shall be considered by the city council when appointing members to the civilian review board: 1. A demonstrated ability to be fair, impartial and unbiased; 2. An absence of any real or perceived bias, prejudice or conflict of interest; 3. A record of community involvement; 4. An ability to build working relationships and communicate effectively with diverse groups; and 5. A demonstrated commitment to the purpose of sections 2.240 through 2.246 and 2.450 through 2.456. (c) Appointments to the civilian review board shall not be made on the basis of constituency or representation of any particular group. A candidate selection process that includes a community panel to review applications and recommend qualified candidates for city council consideration shall be developed by the mayor, in consultation with the police auditor, to help achieve a balanced membership. Ordinance - 2