Item B: Update on Implementation of Measure 20-106

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Update on the Implementation of Measure 20-106 (Police Auditor) Meeting Date: January 18, 2006 Agenda Item Number: B Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Mary Walston www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5406 ISSUE STATEMENT This is a work session on the status of the implementation of Measure 20-106 - the development and hiring of an auditor and citizen review board to oversee and investigate complaints against members of the Eugene Police Department. BACKGROUND On November 8, 2005, the voters of Eugene approved a charter amendment to allow the City Council to hire an external auditor and appoint a citizen review board. The measure added new language to the charter as follows: Section 15-A. External Review of Police (1) The city council is authorized to hire, supervise and specify the salary of an independent police auditor to oversee investigations of complaints involving police employees. Notwithstanding section 16 of this charter, the city council may authorize the auditor to: (a) receive, classify and route complaints about sworn police officers and civilian police employees; (b) contract with persons or entities to perform outside investigations of such complaints; (c) monitor the city's internal investigations, including but not limited to access to all evidence developed as part of the investigation and participation in investigative interviews related to such complaints, and require the city to undertake additional investigation; (d) make recommendations to the city manager or designee following the investigation; (e) prepare reports on complaint trends and police practices in general; and (f) act as a liaison to and provide staff support for the civilian review board. (2) The city council is authorized to appoint a civilian review board of not more than seven members to review investigations of complaints involving sworn police officers. Notwithstanding section 16 of this charter, the city council may authorize the civilian review board to: (a) review the completed investigation and adjudication of complaints filed against sworn police officers; (b) require that the city re-open an investigation; (c) provide comments on an investigation, including recommendations to the independent police auditor, city manager or designee about the investigation; (d) review trends and statistics of complaints against sworn police officers and civilian employees, and provide reports and recommendations to the city council; and (e) oversee and evaluate the work of the independent police auditor. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060118\S060118Ba.DOC