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investigation to proceed concurrently with a related criminal <br />investigation and prosecution. <br /> <br /> [Amendment #4: “Administrative investigations shall proceed <br />concurrently with any related criminal investigation; administrative <br />investigations shall not be suspended, delayed or postponed, <br />while criminal proceedings involving complainants and witnesses <br />are resolved.] <br /> <br />(d) The police auditor shall actively monitor internal investigations to <br />ensure a thorough, objective, and timely investigation, and is <br />authorized to: <br />1. Participate in complainant, employee and witness interviews; <br />2. Require the city to undertake additional investigation. <br />(eb) The police auditor may require, and is authorized to contract for, <br />an external investigation when the police auditor determines that <br />an external investigation is appropriate. <br />(fc) The police auditor will not be directly involved in any criminal <br />investigations, but shall be kept apprised of the status of such <br />investigations involving police employees. The police auditor shall <br />have access to the case file relevant to the administrative portion <br />of such investigations. Following the conclusion of any criminal <br />investigation or within 60 days after the date of the incident, the <br />auditor has the authority to initiate an internal investigation unless <br />the police auditor receives written notice from the District Attorney, <br />United States Attorney, or City Prosecutor that the internal <br />investigation would jeopardize the criminal investigation and <br />prosecution. <br />[This deletion makes the subsection consistent with subsection(c) of <br />this section as amended.] <br />(gd) All case files shall be provided to the police auditor upon <br />conclusion of the investigation for review and a determination that <br />the investigation was thorough and complete. Once the <br />investigation is deemed complete, the involved employee’s <br />immediate supervisor will confer with the police auditor and <br />develop a case adjudication recommendation that will be <br />forwarded through the chain of command to the chief of police for <br />final adjudication. If the police auditor disagrees with the <br />supervisor’s recommendation, his/her disagreements and <br />comments will be documented and forwarded to the chief of police <br />as well. The immediate supervisor and police auditor will use their <br />best efforts to complete this process in a timely manner and <br />without unreasonably delaying the final adjudication of the case. <br />If the investigation reveals evidence of criminal conduct not <br />previously known, the auditor may refer the matter to the <br />appropriate criminal prosecutor for his/her consideration. <br />(he) The auditor’s office will make every reasonable effort to notify the <br />complainant that an investigation has been conducted, summarize <br /> <br />