Item A: Police Commission Report and FY11 Work Plan

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which several PSRC members serve. Committee Chair Juan Carlos Valle and Vice Chair Marilyn Nelson provided excellent leadership to the group while undertaking the challenge of assisting the department in an ongoing revision of its policy manual. Other members are Tamara Miller, Tim Mueller and John Ahlen. The Public Outreach Committee (POC) has a charge of better engaging and educating the public in the work of the police department and strengthening the community/police relationship. The POC began in FY09 with only three members. This year, the committee restructured its membership and was able to add two more members. Chair Brooke Dodge, Tim Mueller, Juan Carlos Valle, Marilyn Nelson and Tamara Miller created a new strategy plan for the POC that included activities intended to bring a stronger community perspective to the Police Commission and the police department. One significant project the POC completed this year was a Police Commission brochure. The brochure included information on the commission’s charge, ways for the public to be involved in meetings, and the current year’s work plan items, to name a few. The POC also began developing a short survey of questions that sought to identify challenges in achieving the committee’s mission of building the relationship between the police department and the community. The survey will be completed in early FY11 and sent to stakeholders, neighborhood associations, and other households both online and on hard copy. Additionally, the POC became involved in social networking by creating a Twitter page. The goal of this project was to announce important events and meetings to the public and increase awareness of the commission’s activities. B. Work Sessions and Information Items In addition to extensive committee work, the Police Commission held several informational items and work sessions during its busy meeting schedule. The following is a monthly timeline of some of the key discussions in which the commission was involved: August 2009: Discussion with Police Auditor Mark Gissiner to receive annual report 2008 Internal Affairs Case Statistics report from Eugene Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards Update on domestic violence reporting by EPD’s Violent Crimes Unit September 2009: Information item on citation authority change with the University of Oregon’s Department of Public Safety Work session to set protocol on Human Rights Commission and Civilian Review Board liaison reporting Work session to review and amend Police Commission bylaws October 2009: Continued work session on Police Commission bylaws Work session to accept Use of Force Committee policy recommendations FY10 Police Commission Annual Report Page 4 of 7