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Public Hearing: An Ordinance Concerning the Police Auditor and Civilian Review
Board; Amending Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971; Adding Sections 2.240,
2.242, 2.244, 2.246, 2.450, 2.452, 2.454 And 2.456 to that Code; and Providing an
Effective Date for Implementation (CB #4936)
Meeting Date: December 11, 2006 Agenda Item Number: 4
Department: Police Auditor Staff Contact: Cristina Beamud
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5005
ISSUE STATEMENT
This is a public hearing on the proposed ordinance to commence the provision of services to the public
by the Police Auditor and the Civilian Review Board.
BACKGROUND
The City Charter amendment passed in November 2005 (Measure 20-106) established the authority and
parameters of the work to be performed by the Auditor and the Civilian Review Board. An ordinance is
necessary in order to frame the scope of this authority and to describe general procedures for the
Auditor’s Office. The Police Commission presented a draft framework describing the authorities of the
Auditor’s Office and the Civilian Review Board in August 2006. The proposed concepts were drafted
with the assistance of the City Attorney. There was additional input by members of the Police
Commission in order to develop definitional terms for the proposed ordinance. The City Council held a
work session on November 13, 2006, to review the concepts and provisions of the proposed ordinance.
While the proposed ordinance outlines the general procedures and authority for the Auditor and the
Civilian Review Board, it is intended only to set broad parameters and allow for the development of
protocol that provides for more detailed procedural guidelines. It is designed to be flexible in order to
permit both the Auditor and the Civilian Review Board to exercise some discretion, but also set forth the
parameters of their authority as defined by the Charter.
The current language in the proposed ordinance was originally developed by the Police Commission in
collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders. It was reviewed by the Auditor and, subsequently
revisions were made to address and clarify authority and responsibility. The major components revised
by the Auditor include:
Providing for the Civilian Review Board to include either 5 or 7 members and establishing the length
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of their terms of office.
The definition section of the proposed ordinance includes the two forms of alternative dispute
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resolution that are frequently used in other civilian oversight models, since these are the only two
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forms the Auditor intends to use and were specifically recommended by the Mediation and
Advocacy Task Team in its final report dated May 2006.
A flexible time limit for initiating complaints set at 60 days for minor misconduct and 6 months for
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serious misconduct.
Allows a six-month window to fully implement the responsibilities of the ordinance.
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RELATED CITY POLICIES
The proposed ordinance is consistent with the council’s goals of providing for a safe community and
effective accountable municipal government. It also represents another opportunity to establish and
practice the principles of community policing.
COUNCIL OPTIONS
This is a Public Hearing.
SUGGESTED MOTION
None; this is a public hearing.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Proposed Ordinance
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Cristina Beamud
Telephone: 541 682 5005
Staff E-Mail: Cris.Beamud@ci.eugene.or.us
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ATTACHMENT A
ORDINANCE NO. _________
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE POLICE AUDITOR
AND CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD; AMENDING SECTION
2.013 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; ADDING SECTIONS
2.240, 2.242, 2.244, 2.246, 2.450, 2.452, 2.454 AND 2.456
TO THAT CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Subsection (1) of Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is
amended by adding the following entry for “Civilian Review Board” in alphabetical order
therein, to provide as follows:
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:
Civilian Review Board
No. of Members: 5 or 7 Members
Appointment Process: Council appoints
Term: 3 years, except for initial members,
which shall be:
If 5 members:
2 years for 3 initial members and
3 years for 2 initial members
If 7 members:
2 years for 4 initial members and
3 years for 3 initial members
Authority: EC 2.240
Section 2.
Sections 2.240, 2.242, 2.244 and 2.246 are added to the Eugene
Code, 1971, to provide as follows:
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2.240 Civilian Review Board – Established.
(1) There is hereby established a civilian review board of not to
exceed seven members, whose goal shall be to increase the
transparency of, and public confidence in, the police complaint
process. In general, the civilian review board shall oversee and
evaluate the work of the independent police auditor, and may
review completed complaint investigations involving sworn police
employees to provide comment, from a civilian perspective, about
whether the complaint was handled fairly and with due diligence.
(2) It is intended that sections 2.240 through 2.246 and 2.450 through
2.456 will provide a system of independent oversight of the police
complaint process and implement section 15-A of the Eugene
Charter of 2002 as adopted by the city electorate on November 8,
2005.
(3) Except where the context requires otherwise, the definitions
contained in section 2.452 of this code govern the words and
phrases used in sections 2.240 through 2.246 of this code.
2.242 Civilian Review Board – Qualifications and Appointments.
(1)Qualifications.
(a) Members of the civilian review board shall be volunteers
appointed by the city council, who immediately prior to
appointment shall be:
1. A resident of the city;
2. Of the age of 18 years or older; and
3. Able to pass a background investigation consistent with
investigations conducted for other city volunteers who
have similar access to police records and/or facilities.
(b) The following characteristics shall be considered by the city
council when appointing members to the civilian review
board:
1. A demonstrated ability to be fair, impartial and
unbiased;
2. An absence of any real or perceived bias, prejudice or
conflict of interest;
3. A record of community involvement;
4. An ability to build working relationships and
communicate effectively with diverse groups; and
5. A demonstrated commitment to the purpose of sections
2.240 through 2.246 and 2.450 through 2.456.
(c) Appointments to the civilian review board shall not be made
on the basis of constituency or representation of any
particular group. A candidate selection process that includes
a community panel to review applications and recommend
qualified candidates for city council consideration shall be
developed by the mayor, in consultation with the police
auditor, to help achieve a balanced membership.
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(d) Members of the civilian review board shall neither be a
current employee of the city nor an immediate family member
of a current city police employee.
(e) Civilian review board members shall participate in a training
program to be developed by the police auditor.
(f) Members of the civilian review board shall agree in writing to
a Statement of Principles and Code of Conduct, to be
developed by the police auditor and reviewed and maintained
in collaboration with the civilian review board.
(g) It is the intent that civilian review board members be free
from personal liability for acts taken within the course and
scope of carrying out their official duties and functions. The
city will therefore defend and indemnify members to the
maximum extent permitted under the Oregon Tort Claims Act
and other applicable law.
(2) Terms and Vacancies. Initial appointments shall be staggered as
follows: If there are seven (7) members appointed, four (4)
members shall be appointed to serve for two (2) years and three
(3) members shall be appointed to serve for three (3) years; if there
are five (5) members appointed, three (3) members shall be
appointed to serve for two (2) years and two (2) members shall be
appointed to serve for three (3) years. Except for the initial
appointment, the term of each member of the civilian review board
shall be three (3) years. No member shall serve more than three
(3) consecutive terms. A vacancy that occurs during the term of a
member shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment, and the appointee shall serve for the remainder of
the unexpired term.
(3) Removal from Office.
(a) A member of the civilian review board may be removed from
office by the city council prior to the normal expiration of
his/her term for consistent failure to perform civilian review
board member duties, or violation of the Statement of
Principles/Code of Conduct.
(b) Membership on the civilian review board shall terminate
automatically if a member ceases to meet the qualification
requirements as described in (1)(a)1, (1)(a)3, and (1)(d) above
subsequent to his/her appointment.
2.244 Civilian Review Board – Powers and Duties.
(1) In collaboration with the police auditor, the civilian review board
shall establish policies, procedures and operating principles for
the civilian review board.
(2) The civilian review board may review the completed investigation
and adjudication of complaints filed against sworn police officers
at the request of a complainant, upon the recommendation of the
police auditor, or at its own discretion upon a majority vote of its
members.
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(a) The civilian review board shall develop criteria to decide
whether to accept a case for review. However, the civilian
review board may not accept a completed case that was
previously reviewed as a community impact case as
described in subsection (4) below.
(b) All materials concerning the completed investigations of
cases the civilian review board has selected to review shall
be made available to members for their confidential review.
(c) The civilian review board shall, at one of its regularly
scheduled meetings, report on such case(s), which may
include comments on the handling of the complaint, the
fairness and thoroughness of the investigation, and the
reasonableness of the adjudication.
(d) The comments and any related policy or procedural issues
identified by the civilian review board in the course of its
case review shall be provided to the police auditor for further
consideration.
(3) The civilian review board may review a random selection of closed
cases.
(4)Upon the adjudication of a complaint that the police auditor has
identified and the civilian review board has accepted as a
community impact case, members of the civilian review board
shall be provided all materials concerning the case for their
confidential review. Within 14 days of receiving the case, the
civilian review board shall meet to discuss and present its
determinations on the case. Within 30 days of receiving the case
the civilian review board shall do one or more of the following:
(a) Concur with the case adjudication;
(b) Develop recommendations regarding the handling of the
complaint and the investigation process, and/or identify other
relevant policy or procedural issues for further consideration;
(c) Require the city to reopen the investigation if it finds either:
1. The investigation was incomplete or inadequate, and the
civilian review board has reason to believe that
additional investigation is likely to reveal facts that
could change the case adjudication; or
2. The adjudication reached by the city is not supported by
substantial evidence.
When the civilian review board has voted to re-open a community
impact case, the police auditor shall inform the civilian review
board of the subsequent investigation conducted and the final
adjudication decision.
(5) The civilian review board shall notify complainant(s) and involved
employee(s) of its decisions on whether to accept a case for
review, and shall inform the complainant of its conclusions on the
case.
(6) The civilian review board shall review trends and statistics of
complaints against sworn police officers and civilian police
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employees and may develop recommendations to improve the
complaint intake and handling process.
(7) The civilian review board shall oversee and evaluate the work of
the auditor’s office. In that regard the civilian review board:
(a) Shall establish criteria by which to evaluate the work of the
police auditor;
(b) Shall review, comment on, and assist in maintaining policies,
procedures and operating principles for the auditor’s office
and the civilian review board;
(c) Shall monitor status reports from the police auditor; and
(d) May conduct periodic evaluations of the complaint intake and
handling system to identify process improvements and/or
ensure complaints are being treated fairly and with due
diligence.
(8) The civilian review board may provide a forum to gather
community concerns about incident-specific police actions and
may receive and forward complaint information to the auditor’s
office for processing.
2.246 Civilian Review Board – Officers, Meetings, and Procedures.
(1) The civilian review board shall annually elect from among its
membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson who shall serve
in that position for no more than three (3) consecutive one-year
terms.
(2) The civilian review board shall nominate one of its members to
serve jointly on the civilian review board and the police
commission, which nomination shall be subject to the approval or
rejection of the city council.
(3) The auditor’s office shall be liaison to, and provide staff support
for, the civilian review board.
(4) The civilian review board may appoint from its membership
committees as necessary to perform its duties.
(5) The civilian review board shall hold regular meetings with an
opportunity for public comment at least quarterly, and the civilian
review board and its committees may hold additional meetings as
necessary. No business of the civilian review board shall be
conducted at a meeting without at least a quorum of three (3)
members on a five (5) member board or four (4) members on a
seven (7) member board present. All actions of the civilian review
board shall be made upon a simple majority vote of the members
present.
(6) Meetings of the civilian review board shall be open to the public
except when executive sessions are authorized by law and the
civilian review board has determined an executive session is
necessary or desirable in order to carry out its business. To
facilitate the transparency of the civilian review board’s activities,
the police auditor will develop and present case summaries and
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status reports in a manner that allows review and discussion in
open session, to the maximum extent practicable.
(7) The civilian review board shall prepare and present an annual
report to the city council that:
(a) Summarizes the civilian review board’s activities, findings
and recommendations during the preceding year;
(b) Assesses the performance of the police auditor consistent
with section 2.244(7); and
(c) Evaluates the work of the auditor’s office, including whether
the auditor’s office is functioning as intended.
(8) The civilian review board may develop additional reports deemed
necessary by it, or as requested by the city council. All reports
generated by the civilian review board shall strive to protect the
privacy of all individuals and shall not contain the names of
parties to a complaint (employees, complainants and/or
witnesses) not previously disclosed. The city council shall review
and take appropriate action on reports submitted by the civilian
review board.
(9) To the extent permitted by the Oregon Public Records Law,
members of the civilian review board shall maintain the
confidentiality of records and information in accordance with
applicable federal, state and local law and other applicable city
policies and collective bargaining agreements.
(9) In collaboration with the auditor’s office, the civilian review board
may conduct education and outreach activities to inform the
community about the process for filing complaints and
commendations about police employees. The civilian review
board and police auditor shall work together to develop and
disseminate information and forms regarding the police complaint
handling and review system.
(10) The civilian review board, or its individual members, may not:
(a) Investigate complaints or incidents involving police
employees;
(b) Issue subpoenas or call witnesses;
(c) Review employee discipline decisions except in the context
of reviewing trend reports from the auditor’s office consistent
with section 2.454(1)(f)3.; or
(d) Incur city expenses or obligate the city in any way without the
prior authorization of the police auditor or city council.
Section 3.
Sections 2.450, 2.452, 2.454, and 2.456 are added to the Eugene
Code, 1971, to provide as follows:
2.450 Office of Police Auditor – Established.
(1) The office of the police auditor, hereafter auditor’s office, is hereby
established to provide an independent location to lodge
complaints involving police employees, monitor internal
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investigations to ensure objective, thorough and high quality
investigations, and develop recommendations to improve police
services.
(2) The auditor’s office shall be headed by a full-time professional
police auditor who is hired by and accountable to the city council.
The city council shall hire, supervise, and specify the salary of the
independent police auditor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
city council. All city council decisions regarding the auditor will
be made by a simple majority vote of the city council.
(3) The independent police auditor shall have exclusive authority to
hire, supervise, and to make all other employment decisions
regarding the auditor’s support staff. No change relating to the
authority to hire and supervise the auditor’s staff shall be made
without formal action of the city council.
(4) Any findings, recommendations and actions taken shall reflect the
police auditor’s independent judgment. No person shall use
his/her political or administrative position to attempt to unduly
influence or undermine the independence of the police auditor, or
his/her staff or agent, in the performance of his/her duties and
responsibilities.
(5) The city manager shall include in his/her recommended budget an
allocation sufficient for the operations of the auditor’s office. The
physical location of the auditor’s office shall be separate from the
police department, but in close proximity so as to facilitate a close
working relationship with others involved in the complaint
investigation process, and easily accessible to the public.
(6) It is intended that sections 2.450 through 2.456 and 2.240 through
2.246 will provide a system of independent oversight of the police
complaint process and implement section 15-A of the Eugene
Charter of 2002 as adopted by the city electorate on November 8,
2005.
2.452 Office of Police Auditor – Definitions. Words and phrases used in
sections 2.240 through 2.246 and 2.450 through 2.456 have the
following meanings:
Chief of police. The person designated by the city manager as the chief
of police.
Community impact case. A complaint involving sworn police officer(s)
that alleges excessive force, bias, disparate treatment or violation of
constitutional rights, which the police auditor determines should be
reviewed by the civilian review board in accordance with section
2.244(3) and 2.244(4) of this code.
Complaint. An expression of dissatisfaction, allegation of misconduct,
or question about a police employee’s conduct, police services
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provided or not provided, or police department policies or practices in
general.
Critical incident. An occurrence involving a significant police action
including, but not limited to, a civil disturbance or riot, an officer-
involved shooting, or other action by a sworn police officer resulting in
serious physical injury or death.
Facilitated conversation. A discussion guided by a third party, trained
facilitator, between the complainant and a department representative,
most often the named employee’s supervisor or internal affairs staff.
Immediate family member. A person’s spouse or domestic partner, a
parent, step-parent, grandparent, child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling,
half-sibling or step-sibling of the person or of the person’s spouse or
domestic partner.
Internal affairs. The police employees designated by the chief of police
to investigate allegations of misconduct against police employees.
Mediation. A voluntary, confidential complaint resolution option that is
an alternative to the investigation, adjudication and disciplinary
process. It is a structured process guided by a neutral, third-party,
professionally-trained mediator enabling direct communication
between the complainant and employee.
Police employee. A city employee who reports directly or through
others to the chief of police.
Preliminary investigation. As used in section 2.456(1)(c), an initial
inquiry by the police auditor or the auditor’s designee into the facts and
circumstances of a complaint for purposes of deciding how to classify
and route the complaint.
Substantial evidence. Evidence that, considering the record as a
whole, a reasonable person would rely upon to conclude that
something is true. For purposes of section 2.244(4), an adjudication is
supported by substantial evidence when the civilian review board
reasonably could reach the same finding after considering all the
evidence in the record, whether or not the board actually agrees with
the adjudication.
Sworn police officer. A police employee who is also certified and
employed as a peace officer under the laws of this state.
2.454 Office of Police Auditor – Powers and Duties.
(1) The police auditor is the administrative head of the auditor’s office
and shall:
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(a) Oversee the operations of the auditor’s office, establish
program priorities and objectives, and manage the
implementation and evaluation of work programs;
(b) Develop and maintain operating procedures for the auditor’s
office, including protocols for handling complaints and
monitoring investigations;
(c) Establish standards of professional conduct and provide
necessary training for staff in the auditor’s office.
(d) Act as liaison and provide staff support to the civilian review
board. In collaboration with the civilian review board, the
police auditor shall:
1. Establish and maintain policies, procedures and
operating principles for the civilian review board’s
functions; and
2. Conduct education and outreach activities to inform the
community about the process for filing complaints and
commendations about police employees, and develop
and disseminate information and forms regarding the
police complaint handling and review system.
(e) Receive and process complaints concerning police
employees and monitor the complaint investigation and
review process as set forth in sections 2.456(1) and (2).
(f) Perform a quality assurance function with the goal of
identifying systemic changes that will improve police
services to the community. These activities include:
1. Analyzing complaint trends and recommending changes
to police policy, practices and training;
2. Reviewing risk and tort claims and developing
recommendations to reduce risk and liability;
3. Reviewing and reporting trends in completed police
employee disciplinary decisions.
(g) Provide status reports to the civilian review board and city
council and provide recommendations relevant to police
policies and practices to the police commission.
(h) Develop and present to the civilian review board and city
council annual public reports describing the activities of the
auditor’s office, its findings and recommendations, the police
department’s response to its recommendations, and any
other information pertinent to assessing the performance of
the auditor’s office.
(i) Provide the city council with any other reports deemed
necessary or requested by the city council. All public reports
shall strive to protect the privacy of all individuals and shall
not contain the names of parties to a complaint (employees,
complainants and/or witnesses) not previously disclosed.
(j) Determine whether applicants for the civilian review board
meet the requisite qualifications in section 2.242(1)(a)1. and
2.242(1)(d).
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(2) The police auditor shall receive timely notification of critical
incidents to enable him/her, or a qualified designee, to report to
the scene of critical incidents. The police auditor and chief of
police shall develop necessary protocols for summoning the
police auditor to the incident for purposes of first-hand
observation.
(3) The police auditor shall participate in use of force review boards.
(4) To the extent permitted by the Oregon Public Records Law, the
auditor’s office and any investigators or consultants it may
employ shall maintain the confidentiality of records and
information in accordance with applicable federal, state and local
law and other applicable city policies and collective bargaining
agreements.
(5) All case adjudication and employee discipline decisions shall be
made by the chief of police. The police auditor may develop
adjudication recommendations, but is not authorized to
recommend the level of discipline for police employees.
2.456 Office of Police Auditor – Complaint Processing.
(1) Complaint intake.
(a) Any person may lodge a complaint or commendation with the
auditor’s office about the conduct of, or services provided by,
a city police employee;
(b) The auditor’s office is the intake center for all community
complaints about police employees. City employees may
choose to lodge complaints against another employee
through either internal affairs or the auditor’s office. The
auditor’s office shall document all contacts and complaints
received from any source. The auditor’s office may refer a
complainant to another department in the city or another
agency that would be more appropriate to address the
complaint.
(c) The auditor’s office conducts the preliminary investigation of
all complaints lodged with the auditor’s office or internal
affairs to appropriately classify and route the complaint and
any accompanying information accordingly. If a complaint is
received that alleges criminal conduct on the part of the
employee, the police auditor shall forward the complaint and
any associated information to the chief of police.
(d) The auditor’s office may determine whether a complaint is
appropriate for mediation or facilitated conversation, and
upon the voluntary agreement of the involved parties and
approval of the chief of police, shall coordinate the resolution
of such cases.
1. Mediation is an alternative to the investigation,
adjudication and disciplinary process; if the parties
agree to mediation, the investigation, adjudication and
disciplinary process will end.
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2. A facilitated conversation may, but does not
necessarily, result in termination of the investigation,
adjudication and disciplinary process.
(e) The auditor’s office classifies complaints that will be treated
as community impact cases and provides support to the
civilian review board in its review of those cases and other
cases accepted by the civilian review board.
(f) The auditor’s office shall provide timely updates on the
status of a complaint and notification to the complainant of
its final disposition.
(g) The auditor’s office may dismiss a complaint if upon review,
it meets criteria that the auditor has established for such
action, including reporting delays and/or insufficient
information from which to take further action.
(h) The auditor may review and process a complaint not filed
directly with the auditor’s office if the auditor determines that
concerns have been expressed about conduct of a police
employee(s).
(i) Except for good cause, complaints of minor misconduct
involving courtesy, communications, and minor rules
violations that might be handled as service complaints shall
be filed within 60 days of the incident.
(j) Except for good cause, complaints of serious misconduct
including, for example, excessive force that causes
substantial physical injury, egregious acts of disparate
treatment, or major rules violations shall be filed within 6
months of the incident.
(2) Complaint Investigations.
(a) The police auditor shall actively monitor internal
investigations to ensure a thorough, objective, and timely
investigation, and is authorized to:
1. Participate in complainant, employee and witness
interviews;
2. Require the city to undertake additional investigation.
(b) The police auditor may require, and is authorized to contract
for, an external investigation when the police auditor
determines that an external investigation is necessary to
reduce real or perceived bias or that the investigation
requires specialized skills that internal investigators do not
have.
(c) The police auditor will not be directly involved in any criminal
investigations, but shall be kept apprised of the status of
such investigations involving police employees. The police
auditor shall have access to the case file relevant to the
administrative portion of such investigations. Following the
conclusion of any criminal investigation or within 60 days
after the date of the incident, the auditor has the authority to
initiate an internal investigation unless the police auditor
receives written notice from the District Attorney, United
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States Attorney, or City Prosecutor that the internal
investigation would jeopardize the criminal investigation and
prosecution.
(d) All case files shall be provided to the police auditor upon
conclusion of the investigation for review and a
determination that the investigation was thorough and
complete. Once the investigation is deemed complete, the
involved employee’s immediate supervisor will confer with
the police auditor and develop a case adjudication
recommendation that will be forwarded through the chain of
command to the chief of police for final adjudication. If the
police auditor disagrees with the supervisor’s
recommendation, his/her disagreements and comments will
be documented and forwarded to the chief of police as well.
The immediate supervisor and police auditor will use their
best efforts to complete this process in a timely manner and
without unreasonably delaying the final adjudication of the
case. If the investigation reveals evidence of criminal
conduct not previously known, the auditor may refer the
matter to the appropriate criminal prosecutor for his/her
consideration.
(e) The auditor’s office will make every reasonable effort to
notify the complainant that an investigation has been
conducted, summarize the case findings, and provide an
opportunity for the complainant to comment or ask questions
about the process.
(f) The auditor’s office shall return all case file materials to
internal affairs for retention, but shall have subsequent
access to closed cases.
(g) The police auditor shall maintain an on-going status report
on the work of the auditor’s office and case investigations
and shall share it with the civilian review board.
(3) Access to Records and Materials.
(a) The police auditor shall have complete and unrestricted
access to all complaint and investigative records and
materials, and any other information necessary for the
performance of his/her specified duties. As provided in
section 2.456(2)(d), the police auditor shall not have access
to a criminal investigation file until the investigation or
criminal proceedings have been concluded.
(b) The police auditor shall supervise the development and
implementation of a case management system to track all
complaints received in coordination with the internal affairs
unit, report case statistics and trends, and provide
performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of the
auditor’s office.
(c) The chief of police and police auditor shall develop
cooperative interdepartmental procedures and any necessary
infrastructure to coordinate the flow of information and
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communication between the auditor’s office and the police
department.
Section 4.
The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the
City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained
herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971 to the provisions added,
amended or repealed herein.
Section 5.
Notwithstanding the effective date for this Ordinance as provided in
the Eugene Charter of 2002, the Police Auditor and Civilian Review Board may
postpone implementation of powers and duties described in this Ordinance for such
reasonable time, not to exceed six months from the effective date of this Ordinance, as
they determine is necessary to develop and adopt policies, criteria and protocols for the
proficient, fair and efficient implementation of their powers and duties.
Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this
____ day of ____________, 2006 ____ day of ___________, 2006
___________________________ ___________________________
City Recorder Mayor
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