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COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 20398
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER 4959
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE POLICE COMMISSION AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 2.013 AND 2.368 OF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971.
ADOPTED: October 22, 2007
PASSED: 8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: November J3 , 2007
ORDINANCE NO. 20398
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE POLICE
COMMISSION AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2.013 AND
2.368 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Police Commission entry set forth in the table in Subsection (1)
of Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide:
2.013 City Council - Boards. Commissions and Committees.
(1) Except for boards, commissions or committees established pursuant to
ordinance, state statute, or intergovernmental agreement, the following
are the presently constituted boards, commissions and committees of
the city with the number of members and names of the appointive
authority indicated thereafter, together with the term and the authority
for such board, commission or committee:
Police Commission
No. of Members:
Appointment Process:
Term:
2 city councilors
1 member from the human rights
commission
1 member from the civilian review board
8 citizens
Mayor nominates, council appoints
City councilors, human rights
commission member, civilian review
board member, during their respective
terms.
4 years - citizen members
EC 2.368
Authority:
Section 2. Section 2.368 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide:
2.368 Police Commission.
(1) Created. The police commission is hereby created to act as an
advisory body to the city council, city manager, and police chief
regarding police policy issues.
(2) Membership. The commission shall have 12 members, consisting of
two city councilors, one member who is also a member of the human
rights commission, one member who is also a member of the civilian
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review board, and eight citizen members selected from the public so as
to represent a diverse range of interests and experiences with due
regard to the geographic distribution of the membership. The citizen
members of the commission shall be selected from, but are not limited
to, several but not necessarily all of the following groups: youths,
students of the University of Oregon and Lane Community College,
persons with a demonstrated interest in law enforcement, social
services providers, educators, members of community or neighborhood
groups, persons engaged in private business, persons with a diversity
of ethnic and cultural affiliations, and persons with diverse economic
backgrounds and interests.
(3) Appointment and Terms of Office. Members shall be nominated by the
mayor and appointed by the council. The eight citizen members shall
serve for four-year terms. The councilor members shall be appointed
annually as part of the process for appointing elected officials to other
committees, and shall serve during their terms as councilors. The
members from the human rights commission and civilian review board
shall serve during their term on such commission, committee or board,
or for four years, whichever is less. In any event, all members shall be
limited to two consecutive terms. A vacancy shall be filled in the same
manner as original appointments, and the appointee shall hold office for
the remainder of the unexpired term. A member who is absent for more
than three consecutively scheduled meetings without having been
excused by the chair of the commission may be removed by the council
and the vacancy filled.
(4) Powers and Duties.
(a) In general, the police commission exists to work toward the
following outcomes for the community:
1. To increase communications between police and the
community, leading to a greater understanding of the
preferred policing alternatives for this city;
2. To identify police policy and resource issues related to
preferred policing alternatives;
3. To decrease misunderstandings regarding the nature of
adopted police policies, practices and approaches;
4. To provide input on police policies and procedures that
reflect community values; and
5. To assist the city council in balancing community priorities
and resources by advising it on police resource issues.
(b) The police commission shall develop a mission statement and a
yearly workplan, to be reviewed and approved by the city council,
which will articulate how the listed outcomes will be achieved.
(c) In seeking to accomplish its mission, the police commission may:
1. Review and make recommendations on police policies,
practices and priorities for consistency with community
values;
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2. Provide input on service and resource needs for community
safety;
3. Work on police-related projects as directed by the council;
and
4. Provide a forum for addressing public concerns related to
police policies and practices.
(d) The police commission shall not undertake the review of
allegations and inquiries related to the actions of individual police
officers.
(e) The police commission shall receive periodic reports from the
police auditor regarding complaint trends that the auditor believes
indicate a review of police practices or training methods may be
warranted.
(f) The member appointed from the civilian review board shall assist
in redirecting any complaints received about employee conduct to
the auditor's office and in reporting on issues raised during the
course of the civilian review board's work pertinent to police policy
and practices.
(g) The member appointed from the human rights commission shall
serve as a liaison to that commission in monitoring police policy
issues that are or may generate community concern.
Section 3. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the
City Attorney, may administratively correct any reference errors contained herein, or in
other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended, or
repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
22nd day of October, 2007
Approved by the Mayor this
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