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Police Commission Mission Statement <br />The Eugene Police Commission recommends to the City Council, the City Manager, the Eugene <br />Police Department, and the people, the resources, preferred policing alternatives, policies and <br />citizens' responsibilities needed to achieve a safe community. We strive to create a climate of mutual <br />respect and partnership between the community and the Eugene Police Department that helps <br />achieve safety, justice and freedom for all people in Eugene. <br />Background <br />The Eugene Police Commission is a twelve-member volunteer body that acts in an advisory capacity <br />to the City Council, the Chief of Police and the City Manager on police policy and resource issues. <br />The commission’s enabling ordinance, adopted in December of 1998, requires that it develop a yearly <br />work plan for City Council review and approval. Work plans follow a July 1 – June 30 fiscal year (FY) <br />schedule. Major accomplishments over the past five years include the following highlights: <br /> Recommendations for a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) (FY 2008) <br /> <br /> Policy on Taser Pilot Projects (FY 2008) <br /> <br /> Recommendations on several significant policies including Mental Health Crisis Response and <br /> <br />Communication with People with Disabilities (FY 2009) <br /> Development of a Public Outreach Committee to strengthen the relationship between the <br /> <br />public and the Police Department (FY 2009) <br /> Developed recommendations on all force-related policies including the Taser policy (FY 2011) <br /> <br /> Reviewed and made recommendations on the downtown exclusion zone ordinance (FY 2011) <br /> <br /> Worked with community around closure of Monroe Street Public Safety Station (FY 2012) <br /> <br /> Conducted community survey to determine public perception of Eugene Police Department <br /> <br />(FY 2012) <br /> Reviewed and made recommendations on police policies related to search and seizure, use of <br /> <br />canine, vehicle pursuits and holding facilities (FY 2012) <br /> Developed Outreach Toolkit to document efforts taken with closure of Monroe Street Station, <br /> <br />and to provide template to facilitate community outreach on subsequent projects (FY 2012) <br /> <br />The projects proposed for the commission’s FY 2013 Work Plan are described in more detail in the <br />following sections. <br />Police Commission Goals <br />As spelled out in the adopted bylaws, the Police Commission has five goals, which guide the <br />Commission’s annual work activities. The FY 2013 work plan is organized along the goals. Under <br />each goal are the proposed work plan items that the Commission will work on during FY 2013. <br /> <br />Goal 1 – Ensure that the policies and procedures of the Eugene Police Department protect the civil <br />rights and liberties of everyone in Eugene. <br /> <br /> Work Plan Objective 1.1 – Through continued Policy Screening and Review Committee, <br />review policies to assure policies protect civil rights and liberties of everyone, including <br />development of policies to address the safety of people in custody, and what to do with people <br />in custody turned away from the Jail. <br /> <br />Work Plan Objective 1.2 – Convene community groups to review domestic violence policies to <br />assure the policies are effective, and protect the rights and liberties of everyone. <br /> <br />Goal 2 – Promote policing that respects and reflects Eugene’s rich culture and diversity <br /> <br /> <br />FY 2013 Police Commission Work Plan <br />