Item 6: Report to City Council from Police Auditor

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Our Mission To provide an accessible, safe, impartial and responsive intake system for complaints against Eugene Police Department employees and to ensure accountability, fairness, transparency and trust in the complaint system. Our Purpose The Police Auditor has three broad mandates: 1) to receive and classify complaints of police misconduct; 2) to audit the investigations based on these complaints; and 3) to analyze trends and recommend improvements to police services in this city. In addition, the Police Auditor supports a Civilian Review Board which provides valuable input about the fairness and diligence of the investigation process. Ultimately, the goal of the Civilian Review Board is to make the system of police accountability more transparent and increase public confidence in the manner that police conduct their work. Contact Information Mark Gissiner, Police Auditor; Leia Pitcher, Esq., Deputy Police Auditor, and Vicki Cox, Senior Administrative Specialist Office of the Independent Police Auditor City of Eugene 800 Olive Street Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541 - 682 -5016 Fax: 541 - 682 -5599 Email: policeauditor @ci.eugene.or.us Website: http: / /www.eugene- or.gov or http: / /www.ci.eugene.or.us Staff Mark Gissiner, Police Auditor- started as Eugene Police Auditor June 2009. He brings approximately 25 years of experience and consulting in the field of external oversight of law enforcement. Mr. Gissiner worked 21 years for the City of Cincinnati. He previously worked for Cincinnati, Ohio as Assistant Commissioner of Health from 2004 -2007; responsible for business operations of the $40 million a year organization. In his career with Cincinnati, Mr. Gissiner served in the City Manager's Office as Director and Investigator of the Office of Municipal Investigation (OMI) and worked in the Department of Human Resources. He helped develop Cincinnati's Collaborative Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Department of Justice. In many oversight circles, these agreements remain blueprints for success. Mr. Gissiner was the first two- term President of the International Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (IACOLE). Mr. Gissiner's writings on issues of government accountability, government reform and human rights have been published in 14 languages. He consulted for the United States Justice Department and governments including South Africa, Brazil, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, Australia, China, Hong Kong and Spain. He was a keynote speaker at the 50 Anniversary of the European Declaration of Human Rights in Evora, Portugal.