Item B: Police Commission Annual Report

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I. Introduction This staff report is submitted to the Eugene City Council to document the activities of the Eugene Police Commission during Fiscal Year (FY) 2009: July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009. The annual report describes how the commission has met the expectations of the City Council as outlined in its work plan, has responded to issues of community concern, and has furthered its mission and objectives. The charge of the Police Commission, as described in City Ordinance 20398, is outlined as five outcomes: 1) To increase communications between police and the community, leading to a greater understanding of the preferred policing alternatives for this city; 2) To identify police policy and resource issues related to preferred policing alternatives; 3) To decrease misunderstandings regarding the nature of adopted police policies, practices and approaches; 4) To provide input on police policies and procedures that reflect community values; and 5) To assist the city council in balancing community priorities and resources by advising it on police resource issues. The Eugene City Council approved the FY09 Police Commission Work Plan on July 28, 2008. The following sections of this report are organized into Accomplishments, Challenges and Next Steps. Each section identifies the main outcomes of the work plan that the commission was charged with completing. II. Accomplishments The FY09 Work Plan was divided into the following three components: a) Police Long-Term Staffing Plan; b) Committee Projects; c) Work Sessions and Information Items. A. Police Long-Term Staffing Plan An ongoing project, the Long Range Staffing Plan, began in FY08 and the commission culminated its work in FY09project was to review the Magellan Comprehensive Staffing Report. The report provided a comprehensive analysis of the staffing levels of the Eugene Police Department and identified a staffing needs projection based upon two levels of service: basic service and a typical community policing model level. The middle of FY09 brought about economic challenges that affected departments City-wide. Because the long-term staffing discussion involved allocating resources through a budgetary process, this work plan item was forced to culminate early. Following two work sessions in FY09, former Chief Lehner suggested the commission defer discussion of the Magellan Staffing Report until the budget process was underway by the City Council. This was received favorably by the commission and thus resulted in a unanimous vote to hold off on recommendations by the FY09 Police Commission Annual Report Page 2 of 7