Item B: Annual Meeting with Police Commission

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- Hold a forum to solicit community input related to the Downtown Public Safety Zone, depending on Council action - Attend every neighborhood group once per year, and attend the neighborhood summit - Review the selection process and choice of vehicle purchases by Eugene Police Department - Review department policies with focus on community and commission values, rather than a detailed technical review of policy language - Continue the work on the Hate Crimes Conference - Discuss collaboration with social services, resulting in less work for Eugene Police Department, including crime prevention - Support National Night Out - Hold one meeting in a community center - Provide time in meetings to respond to community incidents and community comments - Review laws that affect homeless people disproportionately and look at unnecessary laws that could be dropped. Work Plan Tasks The Police Commission will accomplish its work through work committee meetings and work sessions. Committees Two committees from FY 2012 are proposed to carry over to FY 2013: Policy Screening and Review Committee, and Outreach and Resource Committee.  Policy Screening and Review Committee (PSRC) Theis designed as a multi-year effort to assist the department in reviewing policies as they are updated. This committee began reviewing policies in FY 2009. In FY 2013 the committee will continue its process of screening policies and making suggestions for revisions. It is recommended that this committee continue through FY 2013.  Outreach and Resource Committee The is charged with developing the tools and practices to increase the Police Commission’s outreach within the community, while also monitoring and making recommendations about resources available to the Eugene Police Department. The FY 2012 work plan anticipated that this committee would cease at the end of FY 2012, however additional work is referenced in this work plan that could be referred to this committee, including how to improve the meaningful communication between the public and the members of the Commission at meetings and developing a forum to be held at the University of Oregon to solicit input. If the Commission determines this work is best done in a committee, it is recommended that this committee continue to do the work through FY 2013. Work Sessions The Police Commission routinely meets twelve times a year. At its meeting, the Commission reviews work of the Committees, hears presentations about topics of interest, and makes recommendations to the Chief of Police, City Manager and City Council. For FY 2012, the Commission will schedule presentations about various topics, to help achieve their proposed work plan. Additionally, the Commission will seek to have a joint meeting with the Human Rights Commission leadership and the Civilian Review Board, to further work of mutual interest. FY 2013 Police Commission Work Plan