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the police service and the community served. Mr. Gissiner briefly reviewed the document, highlighting <br />specific issues. <br />Mayor Piercy congratulated Mr. Gissiner on a successful year. She appreciated the effort to examine <br />trends, and the effort he and Chief Kerns had made in developing a good working relationship. <br />Mr. Zelenka concurred with Mayor Piercy's comments, noting the working relationship between Mr. <br />Gissiner and Chief Kerns had gone a long way in achieving Mr. Zelenka's goal of having the Police <br />Auditor (PA) function in a business as usual manner. He commended Mr. Gissiner on his community <br />outreach efforts to the neighborhood associations, which went a long way in building credibility for the <br />PA's office. He asked for a timeline on filling the vacant Deputy Police Auditor position. Mr. Gissiner <br />said the application deadline had been July 9, 2010, and he hoped the position would be filled by the fall. <br />He clarified that his relationship with Chief Kerns was not "cozy" and he appreciated the opportunity to <br />have candid conversations with him. <br />Mr. Zelenka asked if Mr. Gissiner had any issues related to City Council supervision of the Police <br />Auditor. Mr. Gissiner responded he had been pleasantly surprised at the level of engagement between <br />his office and the council, based on his past experience. The overall level was satisfactory. <br />Mr. Zelenka inquired about the changes in the Police Auditor Ordinance Review Committee. <br />Mr. Gissiner stated the changes were working fine, noting he had never been denied access to documents, <br />information or people from the EPD. He had not experienced problems with having complete authority <br />to classify cases. <br />Mr. Zelenka noted the City Council had discussed structural changes at a recent meeting with the <br />Civilian Review Board (CRB). At the time, the majority of the council had agreed to review suggested <br />changes at a later date. He asked when that review might occur. Mr. Gissiner remarked there was <br />incongruence in the Eugene Charter, the Police Auditor Ordinance, and the collective bargaining unit <br />related to closed cases. He would like to address some issues related to editing when the collective <br />bargaining agreement was opened. <br />Mr. Zelenka asked for clarification on the "24 percent sustained rate" referred to in the annual report. <br />Mr. Gissiner responded it meant that officers did not act within policy 24 percent of the time on policy <br />complaints lodged with his office. <br />Ms. Ortiz thanked Mr. Gissiner for his work. She observed a number of complaints were related to <br />homeless people and those with mental health issues, which was almost 50 percent of the cases police <br />dealt with that were not policing. This indicated EPD was doing more than policing. She appreciated the <br />budget conservation demonstrated by the office. She asked if there were a percentage of people who had <br />negative contacts with EPD who did not complain. <br />Mr. Gissiner agreed there were people who did not complain. He added he was stunned by the <br />demographic that the average complainant was 42 years old. Most of the people who committed crime <br />were between 15 and 25 years of age, and the complainant was often their mother. He thought <br />homelessness and mental illness contributed to that statistic. <br />MfNLJTES— Eugene City Council July 14, 2010 Page 4 <br />Work Session <br />