Item 3D: Appointment to Police Commission

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Interested Applicants 7/16/2010 10:28:19 AM Personal Interest Contribution Interested Applicants I am always looking to expand my knowledge base and To use my sense of fairness, policy and procedure writing learn something new while also using my skills to help. It and review skills, moral values, and longtime Eugene seems like the Eugene Police are always in the news as resident background to help ensure that both the Eugene either reacting too harshly or not reacting strongly Police Department and Eugene citizens are treated fairly, enough. It just doesn't seem they can win. It has made with both having input in the community safety process me interested in what goes into the decision-making while still maintaining the freedoms we enjoy in Eugene. process when the Eugene Police respond to situations. Maybe it is just the public's perception. And maybe I can help both the police in making good, solid decisions and with the public's perception of the Eugene Police. 1 What is your understanding of the role of the Police Commission within the community? Having read the Police Commission Mission and Goals as well as the Background Information from the website, neither this question nor #2 is really very fair to answer. I could just spout back what is stated on the website. However, I will give you my personal perspective. The Police Commission allows the community a voice in the policies and procedures used by the Eugene Police to enforce safety in the community. In doing this, the Police Commission should act fairly and objectively, using any relevant feedback or information at their disposal, including community input, to help provide recommendations to the Eugene Police Department and City Government to help create a safe environment that also helps keep Eugene still remain Eugene; with all the uniqueness and diversity that is Eugene. In addition, this is a two way street and the Police Commission should also strive to communicate with the community to help bridge the trust gap with the Eugene Police Department. Transparency is important to the community, Police Department, and City government. I do not feel questions #1 and #2 should be separate. They are both interrelated. 2 What do you see as the role of the Police Commission relative to City government? See the above response to #1. 3 What community issues, related to the work of the Police Commission, are of interest to you? The use of force has been a hot topic recently and is interesting to me, but it looks like it is already in the last stages of being reviewed by the Police Commission. Making recommendations for updating and revising the police policy manual would also be interesting and also fits in with my skill sets.