Agenda Packet 6-19-19 Work Session

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Independent Police Auditor’s Office -- 2018 Annual Report 10 One final focus of our office is our staffing obligations to the Civilian Review Board. Our Board is made up of enthused, involved volunteers, and we prioritize our continued provision of excellent staffing to meet their needs. Due to Board turnover, we will have a majority of new members on the Board starting in June 2019. This is a great opportunity to have Board membership from different parts of the community; staff will focus efforts in the second half of the year on training new members. Challenges for 2019-2020 We anticipate several challenges over the coming year. Building community trust in policing can seem like a monumental task in the current national political environment. Our community engagement efforts and sustained work to build the credibility of our office throughout the community have helped to build trust; we will need to continue to focus our efforts in this area. We continue to receive a large number of complaints related to lack of police response and response times. Chief Skinner has prioritized staffing, and it is our hope that these types of complaints will decrease. However, having a disproportionate number of police officers with less than five years of experience may result in an increase in judgment-related complaints. Proper, extensive training will help minimize those types of complaints, and we will continue to reach out to EPD training staff to ensure recruit employees are getting the best training possible. It is also worth noting that our office performs all its duties without going over budget; we have been able to return money to the General Fund each of the ten years that Mr. Gissiner has been Auditor. We are optimistic about meeting these and any other challenges that arise in the next year; our office is experienced, engaged, and committed to providing excellent service to the community. June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2