Item B: Update on Implementation of Measure 20-106

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RELATED CITY POLICIES This item relates to the adopted vision and goals of the City Council as well as one of the City Council priorities for 2005. These are a safe community where people feel safe, valued and welcomed and effective and accountable municipal government that works openly, collaboratively and fairly with the community to achieve measurable and positive outcomes. This work is also a part of the City Council priority to implement the recommendations of the ICMA/PERF report. COUNCIL OPTIONS There are several options for the City Council at this point in time with regard to the short-term issues. Options for the longer-term issues will, in part, be dependant on the short-term options presented herein. It is also anticipated that the implementation of Measure 20-106 will be the subject of additional City Council work sessions and will most likely be addressed at that time. These are the options addressing the short term issues. 1) Affirm that an auditor is to be hired and citizen review board is to be appointed or do nothing with regard to the implementation of the ballot measure. 2) Appoint a committee of the City Council to develop a timeline and plan for the recruitment and selection of the auditor or assign this duty to the City Manager and direct that the plan be submitted to the City Council within a certain time frame for approval by the City Council. 3) Appoint a committee of the City Council to finalize a job description and candidate profile for the auditor or, direct the City Manager to refine the recommendations of the Police Commission within a certain time frame for approval by the City Council. 4) Appoint a committee of the City Council to address recruitment issues including screening and reviewing auditor candidates or choose to use an outside recruitment service. 5) Appoint a committee of the City Council to review policies and/or codification of the role of the auditor and citizen review board or direct the City Manager to conduct such analysis and present those recommendations to the City Council within a certain time frame. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager makes these recommendations regarding the above options: 1) Take action to affirm that an auditor is to be hired and a citizen review board is to be appointed and specify approximate dates for both of these. 2) Take action to form a committee of the City Council, similar to that used to recruit and hire the position of City Manager, to address the timeline and plan for recruitment and selection of the auditor, to finalize the job description and candidate profile for the auditor, to make decisions regarding recruitment processes, and to develop a proposed contract for the auditor. 3) Direct the City Manager to assess and propose new policies and/or ordinances which need to be developed to begin the implementation of the police external review system. SUGGESTED MOTIONS Move to develop and implement necessary plans and processes, as well as budgetary authority to hire an independent police auditor as outlined in Section 15-A of the Eugene Charter. Move to develop and implement necessary plans and processes to recruit, select and appoint a citizen review board as outlined in Section 15-A of the Eugene Charter. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060118\S060118Ba.DOC