Item 6: Report to City Council from Police Auditor

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Introduction , requires the Board to and present an annual report to the city council that: (a)Summarizes the civil the preceding year; (b), (c)e, including whether the office is functioning as intended. [ORD 20374; 2.246 (7)] (CRB) is designed to provide transparency and help ensure public confidence in the police complaint process. The Board evaluates the work of the independent Police Auditor, and reviews complaints to provide a community perspective about whether complaints are handled fairly and with due diligence. During case reviews, Board members discuss, deliberate and analyze the Internal Affairs investigation, Auditors monitoring of the Eugene Police Department internal administrative investigations and have the opportunity to discuss, agree or disagree on the n. The review of the investigations may include, but are not limited to: reviewing investigative files, listening to digital recordings of interviews and live audio from the scene of an incident, and observing videos related to complaints. We decide whether we agree with the classification of the complaint and have the opportunity to review policy and service complaints classified as something other than an allegation of misconduct. Service Complaints are complaints aboutolice employee performance or with both the complainant and the officer. The supervisor prepares a memo detailing their review of the complaint and contact with the involved parties. The OPA reviews the materials for completeness and thoroughness, and then contacts the complainant for a follow-up and a survey. CRB reviews of service complaint files do not contain the same level of detail found in the investigative files related to allegations of misconduct. Nonetheless, we try to make a practice of reviewing service and policy complaints during at least one meeting per year. Further, each month we receive information regarding all complaints received by the OPA (including inquiries, service complaints, and policy complaints). Questions regarding the classifications of such complaints are posed to the Auditor during board meetings. Our meetings are open to the public and provide an opportunity to learn about the complaint process. While we are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the involved parties, discussing complaints in public allows the community to learn about the complaint intakes, classifications, investigations and determinations as they are discussed openly and critically. In addition to case reviews, the CRB engages in continuous learning associated with police practices, civil rights, constitutional based policing practices, and interactions with vulnerable communities. The efforts in continuous learning prove beneficial to the Bto its mission by ensuring a comprehensive understanding of relevant processes and community factors influencing various decision makers and affected parties. ϯ