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C. Resource Issues In 2004, the Police Commission was actively involved in supporting a safe and vibrant civic center by assisting in the development of the Downtown Public Safety Action Plan. This project was originally conceived as a partnership with Downtown Eugene Inc. to strategize options to expand community policing programs in the downtown core. The project grew into a broader planning effort involving multiple stakeholders to recognize public safety strategies and partnerships that help make the downtown area safe and to identify additional resources required to meet the area's public safety needs. The commission moved to accept the plan on September 9th and the plan was then forwarded to the Chief, Mayor and City Council, and City Manager for their consideration. With the City Manager directing a status quo budget for the police department, the commission was less involved than usual in providing input into the department's multi-year financial plan and FY 06 budget requests. A presentation of the department's budget scenario was delivered to keep the commission informed of any significant changes to resource allocations. Providing timely and meaningful input into the department's resource decisions continues to be an area for improvement. The commission's review and comment on the draft police department strategic plan, which will be an important vehicle for identifying future resource needs, may create an opportunity for the group to better meet its charge of helping council balance resource decisions with community priorities III. Internal Affairs and Civilian Oversight Review Project At its July 28, 2004 work session, the City Council approved both the Police Commission's work plan and its request for contingency funds to support a timely yet extensive review of the police department's internal affairs polices and procedures, as well as an examination of different civilian oversight models. A. Background Research The work plan divided this project into three main phases to be completed over a fifteen month time period. The first was a background research phase that included an extensive literature review, becoming familiar with the city's current procedures for handling complaints, and identifying key issues, values and expectations to be considered during the process. This portion of the project included: - staff presentations on internal affairs procedures, complaint investigation, and city disciplinary processes; - attendance by Councilor Bonny Bettman and Commission Chair Tim Laue at the National Association for Civilian Oversight in Law Enforcement (NACOLE) Conference in October, where participants collected information on different law enforcement complaint processes and learned first-hand about the successes and challenges of these models; and - public presentations of the Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC) report on police oversight models in existence nationally that might be applicable to Eugene. 2005 Annual Report Page 4 of 8