Item C: Update on Implementation of Measure 20-106 (Police Auditor)

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Allocate funds from the general fund contingency to cover the costs to the Human Resource and ? Risk Services Department for the recruitment and selection processes. These costs include printing, advertising, candidate travel expenses, outside expert consultation, and background investigation and reference checks. (Note - these are expenses for which no budget in the current fiscal year exists; no staff time is included. Further, depending upon the amount of time required to conduct the recruitment and selection process, some of these expenses may occur within the next fiscal year.) Hold four public forums for targeted audiences, as well as the general public, to seek and hear ? input regarding a candidate profile for the Police Auditor. RELATED CITY POLICIES This update on the work of the committee does not directly address any City policies. It is an opportunity for the members of the council to receive information on the work of the committee. COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council is being asked to approve the recommendations from the committee so that the recruitment process may begin. Once the job description and compensation package have been approved, the initial steps of the recruitment may begin. The council committee would continue to work with Human Resources staff on these phases of the recruitment process and other work as requested by council. The council will again have the opportunity to discuss the police auditor position on March 15, when the committee will provide its final set of recommendations to the council. The City Council can revise or modify the position description, the compensation package, and the recruitment process at this work session or at a later date. It is, however, asked to adopt a motion endorsing the police auditor and civilian review board models as proposed by the Police Commission. In previous actions, the City Council agreed to move forward with the creation and hiring of the auditor position and civilian review board, but without any specific model in mind. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the council adopt the position description, set the compensation and benefit package, and approve the allocation of funds from the contingency account. As noted above, the Police Commission has requested that a motion affirming the Police Commission model be adopted by the City Council. SUGGESTED MOTIONS Move to adopt the position description for the Police Auditor dated February 9, 2006, and use that as the basis for recruitment and selection of the position. Move to set the salary for the Police Auditor at Range ____ on the City of Eugene exempt salary schedule. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060222\S060222C.doc