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8  <br />  <br />Mission Statement <br />It is the mission of the Civilian Review Board to provide fair and impartial oversight and <br />review of internal investigations conducted by the City of Eugene Police Department into <br />allegations of police misconduct, use of force and other matters that have an impact on the <br />community. The Board will strive to build trust and confidence within the community and to <br />ensure that complaints are handled fairly, thoroughly and adjudicated reasonably. The <br />Board will encourage community involvement and transparency in order to promote the <br />principles of community policing in the City of Eugene. <br /> <br />2017 Overview <br />The CRB is required to meet four times a year. The CRB met nine times in 2017, all public <br />meetings. <br /> <br />The Board (with the help of the Office of the Police Auditor) identified policy concerns and <br />communicated such to the Police Commission and the Eugene Police Department. In 2017 <br />our representative to the Police Commission, Steven McIntire, worked vigorously in <br />providing policy recommendations to the Police Commission. Heather Marek was our <br />representative to the Human Rights Commission, providing valuable insight to the CRB on <br />some of the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Commission related to policing <br />issues. <br /> <br />Training <br /> <br />The CRB members were polled to determine what training they wished to receive in 2017. <br /> <br />The CRB was involved in seven training sessions and held a joint meeting with the Police <br />Commission: <br /> <br />Training topics: <br /> Update on Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) <br /> Conversation with the Eugene Police Employees Association <br /> Auditor’s Annual Report <br /> EPD Recruitment and Hiring Process <br /> Public Records and Public Meetings Laws <br /> Community Engagement Strategy <br /> Report from Mr. Denner on the National Association of Civilian Oversight <br />Conference held in Spokane, Washington <br /> Objectives and Challenges of Implementation of Civilian Oversight of Law <br />Enforcement <br /> Community Members from Minority and Underrepresented Communities <br /> Chief Kerns Discussion of Corrective Action in Disciplinary Cases <br /> <br />We have an engaged and thoughtful civilian review board that invests considerable <br />personal time to participate in and evaluate the police oversight processes in Eugene. <br />September 24, 2018, Work Session – Item 2