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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, <br />2.456(2)(a)-Investigation of Want to <br />administrative investigations of complaints shall not Working Group would like input from Mark Gissiner on <br />(f) complaints Discuss <br />commence until after the auditor has received, this item before finalizing a recommendation. Alan Z. <br />More <br />classified and routed the complaint. The investigation sent request by email. <br />shall commence upon classification or as soon as <br />possible after classification. <br /> <br />(b) Paragraph (a) shall not preclude preliminary <br />investigations by the auditor’s office, or a police <br />supervisor’s attempt to address a service complaint, <br />provided that the supervisor prepares and forwards to <br />the auditor within 24 hours a report identifying the <br />complainant and contact information for the <br />complainant, and explaining the nature of the service <br />complaint and the outcome of the supervisor’s <br />conversation with the complainant. <br /> <br />(c) After consultation with the chief of police and <br />the appropriate prosecutor, the auditor is authorized to <br />require an administrative investigation to proceed <br />concurrently with a related criminal investigation and <br />prosecution. <br /> <br />(ad) The police auditor shall actively monitor internal <br />investigations to ensure a thorough, objective, and <br />timely investigation, and is authorized to: <br />1. Participate in complainant, employee <br />and witness interviews; <br />2. Require the city to undertake additional <br />investigation. <br /> <br />(be) The police auditor may require, and is <br />authorized to contract for, an external investigation <br />when the police auditor determines that an external <br />investigation is appropriate. <br /> <br />(cf) The police auditor will not be directly involved in <br />any criminal investigations, but shall be kept apprised <br />of the status of such investigations involving police <br />employees. The police auditor shall have access to <br />the case file relevant to the administrative portion of <br />such investigations. Following the conclusion of any <br />criminal investigation or within 60 days after the date <br />of the incident, the auditor has the authority to initiate <br />an internal investigation unless the police auditor <br />receives written notice from the District Attorney, <br />United States Attorney, or City Prosecutor that the <br />internal investigation would jeopardize the criminal <br />investigation and prosecution. <br /> - 3 - <br /> <br />