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

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assist in prioritizing strategic initiatives as requested given resource availability and o emerging public safety issues. Individual commissioners may also serve on task teams that are formed to help develop the longer-term strategic initiatives in the plan. Committee Projects ? 2 1)In Car Video (ICV) Policy Committee The ICV Policy Committee was formed in 2004 to assist the police department in creating a policy for the use of digital cameras in patrol vehicles. The committee presented a draft policy to the commission for conceptual approval in February 2005. Since then, a funding source for the project has been identified and the vendor solicitation and product evaluation process has begun. In crafting the draft policy, several outstanding issues were identified for later resolution pending the capabilities of the specific product selected. Once a video system is selected, the draft policy will be revisited and finalized. The commission proposes the following next steps for the ICV committee: ?reconvene to discuss outstanding technical and procedural issues specific to the product selected and where appropriate, incorporate those issues into the draft policy; ?assist in ICV project evaluation by identifying data collection needs to assess program outcomes and policy effectiveness; ?present a final policy to the Police Commission for review and possible recommendation to the Chief for adoption. 2)Mediation and Advocacy Task Team In its review of different civilian oversight systems, the Police Commission noted that more communities were utilizing, or were in the process of developing, mediation programs as an alternative dispute resolution option. The commission agreed that the redesigned police oversight model should include both mediation and advocacy options. It recommended that to ensure a thorough and inclusive discussion on this topic, a separate task team with representatives from the Police Commission and Human Rights Commissions, city staff, and community stakeholders be formed to take a comprehensive look at this issue. The Mediation and Advocacy Task Team (MATT) was convened in September 2005. The team’s objectives are to: ?evaluate the city’s existing mediation program and review other programs in place nationally, using this information to develop recommendations that will optimize the use of alternative methods of resolving complaints against police employees; 2 The interim work plan contained a committee project to explore the potential deployment of ‘tasers’ as a less lethal weapon. While a pilot project was tentatively planned for this year, Chief Lehner has decided to postpone this effort pending the results of national studies on the risks posed by these ‘tasers’ and related weapons. The commission has since tabled this project. Police Commission Work Plan Page 3