Agenda Packet 9-24-18 Work Session

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11 3. 1101.1.B.27 Use of Intoxicants and Medications: That Supervisor A, while representing EPD at a conference and off-duty, used intoxicants in a manner that was unprofessional and brought discredit upon himself and the Eugene Police Department. Recommended Adjudications: 1. Judgment • EPD chain of command: Sustained • Auditor’s Office: Sustained • Chief: Sustained 2. Unbecoming Conduct • EPD chain of command: Sustained • Auditor’s Office: Sustained • Chief: Sustained 3. Use of Intoxicants and Medications • EPD chain of command: Sustained • Auditor’s Office: Sustained • Chief: Sustained Issues for the CRB: Board members agreed that the case was in violation of the code of conduct policy and concurred with the sustained findings. A discussion of the Code of Conduct Policy found many members concerned with the vagueness of many portions of the policy and the policy had in the past been referred to the Police Commission for review. Case 2: Summary of Facts: • During the investigation of Supervisor A, it was noted that Supervisor B was potentially in violation of policy when he failed to report Supervisor A’s conduct in a timely manner. • Supervisor B stated in his administrative investigation that he thought for a long time about whether Supervisor A’s conduct was criminal conduct or misconduct; in his determination, he did not believe that Supervisor A’s conduct rose to the level of criminal conduct, but he had a difficult time deciding whether it rose to the level of an EPD policy violation. • In Supervisor B’s memory, he had investigated allegations under similar circumstances that were not sustained as violations of EPD policies. • Supervisor B recalled discussing the incident with Officer D, and Officer D did not see that the incident was reportable misconduct. • Supervisor B also discussed the incident with Supervisor C, who encouraged him to report it. September 24, 2018, Work Session – Item 2