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October 17, 2018, Work Session – Item 1 <br /> <br />Background <br />The Eugene Police Commission is a twelve-member volunteer body that acts in an advisory <br />capacity to the City Council, the Chief of Police and the City Manager on police policy and <br />resource issues. The Commission’s enabling ordinance, adopted in December of 1998, requires <br />that it develop a work plan for City Council review and approval. In 2013, the Commission <br />moved to a biannual work plan. Major accomplishments over the past five years include the <br />following highlights: <br /> Initiated the Bias-based policing data collection project in (FY 2014) <br /> Reviewed and made recommendation on the Professional Police Contacts policy to <br />govern the new Stops Data Collection (FY 2014) <br /> Reviewed and made recommendation for a downtown Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) <br />pilot project and policy (FY 2015) <br /> Responded to public concern and formed a policy for Citizen’s Filming Police (FY 2015) <br /> Reviewed and made recommendations related civil disturbance policy (FY 2016) <br /> Reviewed 21st Century Policing Report, and discussed incorporating concepts of Police <br />Legitimacy into Police Department (FY 2016) <br /> Review code of conduct policy (FY 2017) <br /> Implemented plan to increase communications between community and police, created <br />a subcommittee to set goals for outreach, and created monitoring tools (FY2018) <br /> Continued recommending 21st Century Policing concepts be incorporated into policy <br />including guardian mentality and de-escalation (FY 2018). <br /> <br />Police Commission Mission Statement <br />The Eugene Police Commission recommends to the City Council, the City Manager, the Eugene <br />Police Department, and the people, the resources, preferred policing alternatives, policies and <br />citizens' responsibilities needed to achieve a safe community. We strive to create a climate of <br />mutual respect and partnership between the community and the Eugene Police Department <br />that helps achieve safety, justice and freedom for all people in Eugene. <br /> <br />Police Commission Goals <br />As outlined in Ordinance 20398, the objectives of the Eugene Police Commission are to: <br />1) Increase communications between police and the community, leading to a greater <br />understanding of the preferred policing alternatives for this city; <br />2) Identify police policy and resource issues related to preferred policing alternatives; <br />3) Decrease misunderstandings regarding the nature of adopted police policies, practices <br />and approaches; <br />4) Provide input on police policies and procedures that reflect community values; and <br />5) Assist the City Council in balancing community priorities and resources by advising on <br />police resource issues. <br /> <br />Biannual Work Plan <br />Consistent with Ordinance 20398, the Police Commission will continue to submit to the City <br />Council an annual report, drawn from the biannual report created every two years.