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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 /> <br />Police Commission Goals <br />As outlined in Ordinance 20398, the objectives of the Eugene Police Commission are to: <br />1) Increase communications between police and the community, leading to a greater <br />understanding of the preferred policing alternatives for this city; <br />2) Identify police policy and resource issues related to preferred policing alternatives; <br />3) Decrease misunderstandings regarding the nature of adopted police policies, practices and <br />approaches; <br />4) Provide input on police policies and procedures that reflect community values; and <br />5) Assist the city council in balancing community priorities and resources by advising it on police <br />resource issues. <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 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 /> Conducted an anonymous survey of EPD employees to ascertain department’s understanding <br /> <br />of Police Commission and its work (FY 2013) <br /> Held State of Public Safety Forum for the community (FY 2013) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Changes in the Police Commission Work Plan <br />Annual to Biannual Work Plan <br />At two successive Police Commission annual retreats, the commission discussed and ultimately <br />decided to develop a biannual work plan, covering the next two fiscal years. The Commission <br />recommends that it develops a two year plan to submit to the City Council for review, comment and <br />approval. This allows the Commission to identify work that is longer in scope than can easily be <br />conducted or described in a twelve month plan. Consistent with the Ordinance 20398, the Police <br /> <br />FY 2014 – FY 2015 Police Commission Work Plan <br />