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EU ENE POLICE COMMISSION FY 2004 -2005 Work Plan - General Order 1102.2 - Allegations of Misconduct - General Order 1102.3 - Inquiries - General Order 1101.1 - Code of Conduct The commission anticipates that depending on the level of procedural changes recommended, existing policies may be significantly altered or replaced and new policies may need to be created. Recommendations regarding the role of the Police Commission, External Auditor or some other entity, any of which could have City Ordinance or Charter implications, are also potential outcomes. The commission hopes to have this portion of the work completed by September of 2005. B. Committee Pro/ects Due to the magnitude and critical nature of the preceding project, the commission recognized that it will need to dedicate its time and staff resources almost entirely to that effort. Yet, as is always the case, there is no shortage of additional work plan items that are of high interest and importance to commissioners and the community. The commission reluctantly agreed not to add any new committee projects to its work plan. The projects that are included were either initiated last year and not yet completed, or were identified in the FY04 work plan and not yet begun. Committee projects in progress with anticipated completion in Fall 2004: 1) Social Security Number Task Group - General Order 308.39 - Social Security Numbers has been developed and went into effect on July 1, 2004. The remaining work centers around developing and implementing a community education process on this policy. Target audiences for outreach are communities of color and youth. 2) Downtown Policing Action Plan Team - community stakeholders are working with several commissioners to formalize current community policing strategies in effect downtown into an action plan and to identify unmet public safety needs in the city's center. The commission will be reviewing and commenting on the draft plan and making a recommendation to forward the action plan to decision-makers for adoption. 3) Police Uniforms Standards Committee - options to distinguish Eugene police officers from other public safety and private security employees operating in Eugene were reviewed. Remaining work will focus on refining a proposed ordinance addressing uniform similarity for commission discussion and potentially, for City Council consideration. Committee projects to be initiated in FY05: 4) "Tasers" as a less lethal force option - "Tasers" are becoming a standard less lethal tool for many police departments across the country, offering several advantages of pepper spray to both officers and suspects. The department plans to launch a pilot project issuing "tasers" to a group of officers trained in their use. Commissioners will assist the department in evaluating the results of the pilot and help develop a policy for the use of "tasers." 5) In-Car Video Policy - Committee members will review and provide input on a draft policy for the use of video cameras in patrol cars. Adopted July 15, 2004 -3-