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Eugene Police Commission <br />FY11 Work Plan <br />Police Commission Mission Statement <br />The Eugene Police Commission’s mission is to recommend to the City Council, the City Manager, the <br />Eugene Police Department, and the people, the resources, preferred policing alternatives, policies and <br />citizens' responsibilities needed to achieve a safe community. We strive to create a climate of mutual <br />respect and partnership between the community and the Eugene Police Department that helps achieve <br />safety, justice and freedom for all people in Eugene. <br />Background <br />The Eugene Police Commission is a twelve-member volunteer body that acts in an advisory capacity to <br />the City Council, the Chief of Police and the City Manager on police policy and resource issues. The <br />commission’s enabling ordinance, adopted in December of 1998, requires that it develop a yearly work <br />plan for City Council review and approval. Work plans follow a July 1 – June 30 fiscal year (FY) <br />schedule. Major accomplishments over the past six years include: <br />Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and related policy review (FY04) <br />Report on strategies to improve police and community interactions (FY04) <br />Social Security Number policy development (FY05) <br />Complaint handling and civilian oversight recommendations (FY05 - 06) <br />Patrol In-Car Video policy development (FY06) <br />Assistance with oversight model implementation (FY06 – 07) <br />Recommendations for a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and related steering committee (FY08) <br />Policy on Tasers (FY08) <br />Recommendations on several significant policies including Mental Health Crisis Response and <br />Communication with People with Disabilities (FY09) <br />Development of a Public Outreach Committee to strengthen the relationship between the public <br />and the Police Department (FY09) <br />Review and recommendations on several force-related policies, including the Taser Pilot <br />Project policy and general use of force (FY10) <br />The projects proposed for the commission’s FY11 Work Plan are described in more detail in the <br />following sections. A Gantt chart showing tasks associated with these projects and estimated timelines <br />is also attached. An annual report, documenting the group’s achievements and challenges encountered <br />in meeting its work plan commitments from FY10, is provided separately. <br />Police Commission FY11 Work Plan - 3 - <br /> <br />