Item A: Police Commission Report and FY11 Work Plan

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(complete) 300 – Use of Force 301 – Use of Force Reporting/Investigation 302 – Deadly Force Review 304 – Shooting Policy 305 – OC Spray (currently in review) 306 – Leg Restraint Device (currently in review) 307 – Carotid Restraint (currently in review) 308 – Control Devices and Techniques (complete) 309 – Taser Guidelines 310 – Officer-Involved Shooting 312 – Firearms 432 – Patrol Rifles The UOFC spent considerable time in FY10 reviewing policy 309 - Taser Guidelines. Over a period of 10 months, the committee met almost twice monthly to complete their recommendations on the Taser policy used during the police department’s pilot project. Each meeting included time on the agenda for the committee to engage in open dialogue with the public to discuss issues of concern or answer clarifying questions. On March 11, 2010, the UOFC presented their recommendations on the Taser policy to the full Police Commission. The group’s deliberations continued through the next month, and on April 8, 2010, the commission accepted the draft Taser policy (with few amendments) and forwarded the recommendations onto Police Chief Pete Kerns for his consideration. To further inform the community of the recommendation process, the UOFC held a Taser Public Forum on May 4, 2010. The objective of this forum was to share with the community the recommendations the Police Commission made on the Taser policy, and provide an arena to answer questions on any outstanding issues. Approximately 50 members of the public attended the forum, including several stakeholders who regularly attended committee meetings during the year. The City Council was also involved in the final stages of the review process, requesting a work session with members of the Police Commission to learn about the recommendations. This work session resulted in Council’s unanimous support of the Police Commission’s Taser policy draft. In addition to reviewing the Taser policy, the UOFC completed the review of Policy 300 – Use of Force, and Policy 308 – Control Devices and Techniques. These two policies were forwarded to the full commission with Policy 300 being accepted and presented to Chief Kerns for his consideration. (Policy 308 will be discussed by the commission during its September, 2010 meeting.) Policy Screening and Review Committee (PSRC) The first began in FY08 as a multi- year effort to assist the department in updating the police policy manual, utilizing the Lexipol structure as a framework for a comprehensive policy review process. In FY10 the PSRC screened and made recommendations on several policies that were mostly administratively-based. Some of the policies reviewed were Aircraft Accidents, Organizational Structure and Responsibility, Internal Written Communications, Department Electronic Mail, Extraditions and Airport Procedures. Most of the policy work this year was focused on force-related policies by the Use of Force Committee, on FY10 Police Commission Annual Report Page 3 of 7