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IV. Work Plan Objectives, Adjustments and Next Steps Since its inception, the Police Commission has maintained a highly qualified and dedicated membership that works extremely well together in support of the community. In early October, several commissioners interviewed applicants to fill the vacancy on the Police Commission pending the early resignation of Kimbefly Shore. On October 25, the City Council appointed John Ahlen to fill the two-year vacancy on the Police Commission. In November, Angle Sifuentez was elected to serve in the vice-chair position vacated by then Councilor-elect Andrea Ortiz and Nell Van Steenbergen was appointed fill Ms. Ortiz's position as liaison from the Human Rights Commission. Councilor Bonny Bettman was appointed to her fourth consecutive year as council liaison and Councilor Andrea Ortiz was appointed to fill the other councilor position, replacing Councilor Jennifer Solomon. In the past, the Police Commission has identified process improvements to help it better serve the public. The commission selected a few procedural objectives to focus on last year, as follows: 1. Incorporating policy implementation status reviews into the work plan to help evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the commission's policy recommendations. 2. Creating a process for the internal affairs policy and civilian oversight review that is transparent, easily accessible to community members, and offers multiple opportunities for public participation and input. 3. Acting in a monitoring and oversight role as the department conducts an internal assessment of its recruiting, hiring, training and supervision practices that may have allowed criminal officer misconduct to go undetected. An evaluation component is now included as a routine part of its policy recommendations to the Chief. This enables the commission to assess the implementation status of its policy recommendations, ensure that the new procedures are working as intended, and identify any areas that merit further refinement. This year, the commission received the first report detailing Eugene police use of force statistics, which confirmed that an overwhelming majority of police/community interactions are resolved without any physical force. Status updates on the drug detection dog policy, SWAT policies, and verified alarm response procedures were also delivered. As the body of commission-reviewed policies continues to grow, methods for sharing updates in a timely and succinct manner, such as a consolidated annual report, may need to be coordinated with the department. The commission's success in meeting the second objective has been briefly described earlier in this report and is detailed in its oversight recommendations. Regarding the last objective, Police Commissioners were pleased to have the opportunity to meet with PERF/ICMA representatives to help identify key issues for analysis in the report and to hear the team present its findings at the March 9th City Council meeting. The audit was anticipated as one of at least two national consultant reports that would assist the commission's work on the police complaint system. The commission read and discussed the PERF/ICMA report, with particular attention given to the recommendations surrounding the handling and investigation of complaints. 2005 Annual Report Page 7 of 8