Agenda Packet 6-19-19 Work Session

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8 Mission Statement It is the mission of the Civilian Review Board to provide fair and impartial oversight and review of internal investigations conducted by the City of Eugene Police Department into allegations of police misconduct, use of force and other matters that have an impact on the community. The Board will strive to build trust and confidence within the community and to ensure that complaints are handled fairly, thoroughly and adjudicated reasonably. The Board will encourage community involvement and transparency in order to promote the principles of community policing in the City of Eugene. 2018 Overview The CRB is required to meet four times a year. The CRB met eight times in 2018, all public meetings. The Board (with the help of the Office of the Police Auditor) identified policy concerns and communicated such to the Police Commission and the Eugene Police Department. In 2018 our representative to the Police Commission, Steven McIntire, worked vigorously in providing policy recommendations to the Police Commission. Chairman Denner was our representative to the Human Rights Commission, providing valuable insight to the CRB on some of the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Commission related to policing issues. Training CRB members were polled to determine what training they wished to receive in 2018. The CRB was involved in seven training sessions, as depicted below: Training topics: • Discussion of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) organizational evaluation of EPD. • After action review of the first Public Safety Forum in Spanish organized by Beatriz Hernandez of the Auditor’s Office held at Camino del Rio Elementary School in northwest Eugene. • Training on EPD’s new code of conduct policies and procedures. • Requirements and policies on the State of Oregon’s community care taking laws and statutes. • Update on Oregon House Bill 2355 concerning all traffic and person stops to better identify issues surrounding racial profiling in stops and contacts. • Presentation from Ms. Toby Rates, Executive Director of the Autism Society of Eugene. • Presentation of the annual reports of the CRB and the Auditor’s Office, respectively • Oregon Public Records laws. • Viewing and discussion of the film: “Under the Bridge: Criminalization of Homelessness.” We have an engaged and thoughtful civilian review board that invests considerable personal time to participate in and evaluate the police oversight processes in Eugene. They are the community’s June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2