Agenda Packet 6-19-19 Work Session

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5 The Auditor’s office conducted outreach to the community through the work of staff. A community public safety forum entirely in the Spanish language is being organized in North Eugene for the Latinx community, for May 2019. In addition to members of the OPA staff, other community groups will table and provide information. Bilingual officers will be available to respond to questions and city officials from fire, emergency management and the Human Rights Office will also participate. An effort will be made to provide radio and internet broadcast of the event, so information can reach a broader audience. The CRB also invited a representative of the Latino community to discuss issues directly with the board in one of our training sessions. We had departures of Chris Wig, Heather Marek and James Hargreaves from the Board which reduced the number of members to five. We expect to return to the seven-member board with the next City of Eugene Boards and Commissions cycle in early 2019. We appreciate the support of the City Council, Mayor, the Office of the Police Auditor, the Eugene Police Department, the Eugene Police Employees Association and other community organizations over the past year. The members of the Board are proud to participate in a process that continues to evolve and allows the community to glimpse into the “whys” of police work and the officers present are able to hear comments from community members in a thoughtful, and we hope, helpful forum. Sincerely, Maurie Denner Steve McIntire, Esq. 2018 Board Chair 2018 Board Vice-Chair June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2