Item A: Quarterly Police Auditor Briefing

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Portland Firefighters Association, Local 43 v. City of Portland, ERB UP-99-94, 16 PECBR (245) 1995 •Springfield Police Association v. City of Springfield, ERB UP-28-96, 16 PEBCR 712 (1996) •Gresham Grade School District No. 4, ERB C-61-78, 5 PECBR 2771 (1980) •Springfield Police Association v. City of Springfield, ERB UP-37-94, 15 PEBCR 325, 332 (1994) We look forward to your opinions on these important issues. We believe that to best ensure transparency and confidence in our governing bodies, public records laws in Oregon need to be better defined and less subjected to the current decentralized decision making at the local level. It is in the best interest of our state to provide as public records all administrative documents that do not expose personal information such as social security numbers, home addresses, etc. of our public safety forces. It is not our intent to expose individual public safety officials to embarrassment or exposure of mistakes. Rather, we believe that a broader public records mandate provides citizens the opportunity to review how government offices operate administratively. Our liaison in this matter is Mark Gissiner, Eugene Police Auditor, 800 Olive Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97401; phone: 541-682-5005. He is available at your convenience if you have any questions or need additional information. We look forward to your response. Sincerely yours, Kate Wilkinson, Chair City of Eugene Civilian Review Board