Item A: Amendments to Ordinance on Police Auditor and CRB

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under section 2.456(1)(c), the police chief may request that the auditor keep confidential one or more names in a specific case. The identities of any individuals involved in a complaint shall not be withheld from the auditor. Comment [: This implements Amendment #6.] (2) The police auditor shall receive timely notification of critical incidents to enable him/her, or a qualified designee, to report to the scene of critical incidents. The police auditor and chief of police shall develop necessary protocols for summoning the police auditor to the incident for purposes of first-hand observation. (3) The police auditor shall participate in use of force review boards. (4) All case adjudication and employee discipline decisions shall be made by the chief of police. The police auditor may develop adjudication recommendations, but is not authorized to recommend the level of discipline for police employees. (5) The auditor, civilian review board or complainant may appeal the police chief’s adjudication decision to the city manager if (a) the case involves misconduct, and (b) the auditor or civilian review board disagrees with the police chief’s adjudication decision. Any such appeal shall be based on the record reviewed by the chief. Deleted: Comment [: This implements Amendment #7.] 2.456 Office of Police Auditor – Complaint Processing. (1) Complaint intake. (a) Any person may lodge a complaint or commendation with the auditor’s office about the conduct of, or services provided by, a city police employee; (b) The auditor’s office is the intake center for all community complaints about police employees. City employees may choose to lodge complaints against another employee through either internal affairs or the auditor’s office. A copy of any claim for damages filed with the City, including tort claim notices filed pursuant to ORS 30.275, shall be forwarded to the auditor’s office for classification and processing as a complaint if the claim alleges that a police employee caused the damage. The auditor’s office shall document all contacts and complaints received from any source. The auditor’s office may refer a complainant to another department in the city or another agency that would be more appropriate to address the complaint. Comment [: This implements Amendment #8.] (c) The auditor’s office conducts the preliminary investigation of all complaints lodged with or forwarded to the auditor’s office or internal affairs. The auditor has the exclusive authority to appropriately classify and route the complaint and any accompanying information accordingly. The auditor has the Ordinance - Page 5 of 9