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Proposed Work Plan Objectives Internal Affairs and Civilian Oversight Project For the past nine months, the Police Commission has conducted an extensive review of current practices for handling complaints against police, including a re-examination of different models of civilian oversight. Background research for this project included a significant literature review and a consultant report on models of civilian oversight in place nationally. In addition, multiple community forums were held to seek public input on concerns with the current police complaint system and to compile suggestions for improvements. Committees were formed to develop specific recommendations for how complaints are received, classified, investigated and once a conclusion is developed, reviewed. In May, the committees submitted a conceptual model to the Police Commission that instills more robust civilian oversight into the complaint process. The model has been adjusted based on input from stakeholder groups and the public, legal experts and oversight practitioners and submitted to City Council for its consideration. The commission proposes the following next steps to assist with implementation of a redesigned police complaint system: · refine the proposed oversight model per City Council direction/comments; · assist with the development of enabling ordinance language; · work with the city staff to craft policies in support of new oversight system procedures; · convene and participate in a Mediation and Advocacy Task Team to recommend procedures to expand access to and utilization of alternative complaint resolution options; · continue public outreach and involvement of stakeholder groups in the redesign process; · assist in the development of informational materials related to the new complaint system; · develop recommendations regarding the role and organizational structure of the Police Commission with regard to the new oversight components. Other Short-Term Police Policy/Resource Projects 1) In Car Video (ICV) Policy Committee The ICV Policy Committee was formed in 2004 to assist the police department in creating a policy for the use of digital cameras in patrol vehicles in anticipation of a funding request for the equipment. The committee presented a draft policy to the commission in February 2005 and requested conceptual approval of the document. The draft policy would be used both in a request for Telecomm Tax funds and in the digital system product selection process. Pending a decision on the actual digital video system selected, the policy will be revisited and finalized. The commission proposes the following next steps for the ICV committee: · reconvene to discuss outstanding technical and procedural issues once a vendor and product is selected and where appropriate, incorporate those issues into the draft policy; · assist in ICV project evaluation by identifying the types of data that should be collected to assess the success of the system and the supporting policy; · present a final policy to the Police Commission for review and possible recommendation to the Chief for adoption. Police Commission Work Plan Page