Item B: Police Auditor Ordinance Review Report

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2. A facilitated conversation may, but does not necessarily, result in termination of the investigation, adjudication and disciplinary process. (ge) The auditor’s office classifies complaints that will be treated as community impact cases and provides support to the civilian review board in its review of those cases and other cases accepted by the civilian review board. (hf) The auditor’s office shall provide timely updates on the status of a complaint and notification to the complainant of its final disposition. (ig) The auditor’s office may dismiss a complaint if upon review, it meets criteria that the auditor has established for such action, including reporting delays and/or insufficient information from which to take further action. (jh) The auditor may review and process a complaint not filed directly with the auditor’s office if the auditor determines that concerns have been expressed about conduct of a police employee(s). (ki) Except for good cause, complaints of minor misconduct involving courtesy, communications, and minor rules violations that might be handled as service complaints shall be filed within 60 days of the incident. (lj) Except for good cause, complaints of serious misconduct including, for example, excessive force that causes substantial physical injury, egregious acts of disparate treatment, or major rules violations shall be filed within 6 months of the incident. (2) Complaint Investigations. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, administrative investigations of complaints shall not commence until after the auditor has received, classified and routed the complaint. The investigation shall commence upon classification or as soon as possible after classification. (b) Paragraph (a) shall not preclude preliminary investigations by the auditor’s office, or a police supervisor’s attempt to address a service complaint, provided that the supervisor prepares and forwards to the auditor within 24 hours a report indentifying the complainant and contact information for the complainant, and explaining the nature of the service complaint and the outcome of the supervisor’s conversation with the complainant. [Amendment #2: “Investigation of complaints shall commence upon classification of the complaint by the Police Auditor or as soon as possible thereafter, and no investigation shall occur before the police auditor has received, classified, and routed the complaint.”] (c) After consultation with the chief of police and the appropriate prosecutor, the auditor is authorized to require an administrative