Item A: Tri-Annual Report to CC from Police Auditor

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Budget (FY2010-2011: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012) We project to return approximately $20,000 of our total budget to the City as cost savings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Our total budget appropriation is approximately $416,000. Cost savings are being realized due to not having a need to use personnel savings. This also allowed us to provide much needed training opportunities for staff and CRB members. My expectation for FY2011-2012 is that with a full staff complement, our budget will require cuts in training and other non-personnel costs. Audited Cases The OPA audits all complaint investigations, including service complaints (even though not required by from the complainant or referred by another agency including the police. The OPA classifies each complaint. Allegations of misconduct are investigated by Internal Affairs. The Internal Affairs investigations are closely monitored by the OPA including attendance and participation in interviews, reviews of in-car video and other evidence, and weekly progress reports with senior management. The Auditor then command, and provides an adjudication recommendation to the Police Chief. Other complaints are classified as policy complaints, service complaints and inquiries. Most of these cases involve substantial work and effort in an attempt to resolve or explain issues that the complainant may have. Inquiries typically occur when the complainant information is incomplete and EPD must conduct additional research for our review before the complaint is classified. This may involve EPD staff time to convert digital ICV information to CDs for review, compilation of police reports and any other pertinent information. In each case, while not at the investigative level of most allegations, a substantial amount of staff time is spent on research, outreach to complainants and involved officers, and after explanation, follow up surveys. After complaint intake and classification, those complaints classified as service complaints are eport moves up through the chain of command. A copy of the report is sent to the OPA for review and determination of completeness and thoroughness. Policy complaints are allegations which identify an involved officer but the officer was likely following established EPD operational procedures and/or training. An example of a policy complaint is the use of SWAT for a barricaded person. Once the Auditor has classified a complaint as a policy complaint, a sergeant from internal affairs is assigned to identify the policy involved, whether the policy was applied appropriately, and whether the policy could be revised. Usually, the sergeant will also contact the complainant to explain the policy. Again, the report of the supervisor moves up the chain of command. 8