Item B: Update on Implementation of Measure 20-106

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At the City Council meeting on November 14, 2005, following voter approval of the charter amendment, a memorandum from the Police Commission was presented to the City Council. This memorandum (see Attachment A) proposed a short-term and longer-term role for the Police Commission. After a discussion of the proposals contained in the memorandum, the City Council, by a vote of 6:1, approved a motion to allow the Police Commission to: “Conduct research from other communities with police auditors and based on a compilation of that data, present (1) elements to be considered in a job description for the police auditor position that are tailored to the responsibilities as proposed in the Police Commission’s proposal; and (2) a recommendation for a set of characteristics and qualifications to be considered for the police auditor position. Additionally, to (1) assist with the development of enabling ordinance language necessary to establish the oversight system; (2) work with city staff to craft new policies and modify existing policies to ensure consistent operating practices for the oversight system and to reflect changes in the internal affairs process; (3) develop recommendations regarding the role and organizational structure of the Police Commission with regard to the new oversight components; and (4) provide input to council on the disposition of other outstanding issues.” A subcommittee of the Police Commission was formed to address the short-term charge with regard to the auditor job description and candidate profile.. The committee submitted its recommendation to the Police Commission for review and approval at the January 12, 2006, Police Commission meeting which is after the press date of this agenda packet. If the Police Commission makes a final recommendation on the short-term tasks assigned to it on January 12, those recommendations will be provided via special courier on Friday, January 13. In addition to the efforts of the Police Commission, work is in progress to secure budgetary authority in Fiscal Year 2007 to hire the police auditor. The FY07 budget is to include one-time start-up expenses for the auditor and citizen review board, as well as expenses for FY07 operations. The Facilities Division is researching options for office space for the auditor and staff and Human Resource and Risk Services is available to assist the council as necessary with the recruitment process. A number of short-term and long-term decisions remain in order have the oversight model in place and fully functioning. The short-term issues to be addressed by the City Council are: 1) Affirmation by the City Council that an auditor is to be hired and citizen review board is to be appointed as per the July 25, 2005 Police Commission report to the City Council; 2) Creation of a timeline and plan for the recruitment and selection of the auditor; 3) Agreement on a job description and candidate profile for the auditor; 4) Process for screening and reviewing auditor candidates; 5) Role of the Police Commission in the above noted recruitment and selection processes; and 6) Development of policies and/or ordinances related to the auditor and citizen review board itself. Longer-term decisions include: 1) Hiring and supervision of staff to support the auditor; 2) Process and procedures for recruitment, selection and appointment of citizen review board members; L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060118\S060118Ba.DOC