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Mr. Gissiner maintained it would be very important to conduct effective training of CRB members in <br />order to maintain the collective credibility of that body. He hoped that the role of the police auditor's <br />office with respect to risk claims and the City's Risk Management division would become more <br />formalized in the future. <br />Mr. Gissiner emphasized that it was important to recognize that events requiring the police auditor's <br />attention would still occur no matter what system of precautionary measures were enacted. <br />Mr. Gissiner, responding to a question from Mr. Brown, noted that he would provide more detailed <br />information regarding the police auditor's budget, as well as cuts to that budget that had recently been <br />proposed by the City Manager, during a later council work session. He noted that the proposed cuts were <br />only a first step towards the development of effective and efficient strategies for his office. <br />Mr. Ruiz clarified that he had not formally proposed a $50,000 cut to the police auditor's budget, but <br />rather, had requested that all City departments including the police auditor examine their budgets in order <br />to determine where various cost savings might be implemented. <br />Mr. Brown briefly listed the reasons why he believed that the most recent Tasering incident should have <br />been classified as a CIC. Mr. Gissiner responded to Mr. Brown's comments and noted that the difficult <br />decision to not classify that incident as a CIC had been primarily made out of a desire to respect the <br />cultural sensitivities and the personal wishes of the persons that had been most directly affected by the <br />incident. <br />Mr. Brown indicated he had disagreed with Mr. Gissiner's assessment but ultimately respected the <br />decision of the auditor. <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed with Mr. Gissiner's previous comments indicating that more frequent updates from <br />the auditor to the City Council would be helpful. <br />Mr. Zelenka commented on two neighborhood meetings in his ward that Mr. Gissiner had attended and <br />noted that the public had been very pleased with Mr. Gissiner's work thus far. <br />Mr. Gissiner, responding to concerns raised by Mr. Zelenka regarding potential budget cuts to the police <br />auditor's office, noted it was too soon to know how exactly any such cuts would affect his office <br />specifically or police oversight strategies in general. <br />Mr. Zelenka noted recent large risk claims faced by the City of Portland and agreed that it was important <br />that the police auditor's office formalize its relationship and procedures with Eugene's Risk Management <br />division. <br />Mr. Gissiner, responding to a question from Mr. Zelenka about how the council members might assist the <br />police auditor's office, suggested that it might be advisable to create a series of executive session <br />protocols so that he might be able to provide more appropriate levels of information to the council, <br />particularly with respect to critical incident reports. <br />Ms. Taylor hoped that Mr. Gissiner would provide the same level of care and detail that Mr. Ruiz did in <br />keeping the council informed of significant events involving all areas of the EPD. She asked if Mr. <br />Gissiner would consider reducing his hours as part of a budget reduction strategy for his office. Mr. <br />Gissiner responded that he would not be willing to consider such an option. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 16, 2009 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />