Item B: Annual Meeting with Police Commission

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the Perspectives in Profiling training overview. Several informational work sessions were conducted throughout the year, which broadened opportunities for public participation and understanding of other policing issues. For example, in October, commissioners received a progress update on several downtown public safety initiatives previously endorsed by the Police Commission. Discussion topics included staffing increases for DEI guide services and a safety analysis of the downtown core from a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) perspective. Other work sessions sponsored included the Public Safety Coordinating Council’s Report Card on the criminal justice system,a progress update on the AIRS conversion project, department use of force statistics for 2004/2005, the FY08 police department budget proposal, and a status report on implementation of the In-Car Video system. A review of police legal and policy standards for police use of deadly force was particularly well-attended. Internal affairs case summaries, which help illustrate the types of complaints received and their resolution, were provided on a quarterly basis. This information continued to be reported in the Register-Guard,and was compiled into an annual summary for inclusion in the 2006 Internal Affairs case statistics report. Further, a joint session of the Police Commission and the newly appointed Civilian Review Board was scheduled, during which both groups discussed the 2006 Internal Affairs annual report. The commission also continued to receive department strategic plan quarterly reports. Through these reports, the commission monitored implementation of the 2005 ICMA/PERF report recommendations, the most significant of which were reflected in the strategic plan. While allowing adequate meeting time for these information-dense documents was challenging, commissioners asserted that the reports were very beneficial in providing a window into department operations. As in past years, the Police Commission looked at the proposed police department FY08 budget and reviewed salient portions of the City Manger’s budget request. While fairly generalized, these overviews are intended to inform commissioners of the city’s financial environment and department’s funding sources and expenditures, and to create an opportunity for comment on resource priorities. At the June 2007 meeting, the commission held a work session on the Magellan Comprehensive Staffing Needs report. Subsequently, a more in-depth analysis of this report was proposed for the new work plan. If approved, commission participation in this project may create a more viable and effective role for the commission to fulfill its charge in assisting the City Council balance resource decisions with community priorities. B. Civilian Oversight Model Implementation Assistance While the commission had, in large part, handed off the civilian oversight model to the City Council and the Police Auditor, the group did continue to support system implementation by refining the oversight model and addressing unresolved issues. One such issue was training for members of the civilian review board. A training curriculum was strongly recommended to help the community volunteers selected to serve in this capacity be successful in their role. The commission advised that the training provide exposure to relevant police operations, policy, and legal topics from a law enforcement perspective as well as from instructors outside the policing Page 2 of 8 2007 Police Commission Annual Report