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RESOLUTION NO. 4850
A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8,
2005, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AMENDING THE
EUGENE CHARTER OF 2002 TO AUTHORiZE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO PROVIDE FOR EXTERNAL REVIEW OF POLICE-RELATED
COMPLAINTS~
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A~ On July 25, 2005 the Eugene Police Commission presented to the City Council its
report and recommendations on a police complaint system and civilian oversight. The
Commission recommended that an amendment to the Eugene Charter of 2002 be placed on the
ballot author/zing the City Council to provide for external review of police-related complaints.
B. During a work session on July 25, 2005, the City Council determined it would be
in the public interest to submit to the legal electors of the City a measure amending the Eugene
Charter of 2002, as described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
NOW~ THEREFORE, based upon the above findings,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. A city election is called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the City of Eugene a measure, attached as Exhibit A hereto, concerning the
amendment of the Eugene Charter of 2002 to authorize the City Council to provide for external
review of police-related complaints.
Seetion 2~ The City Council orders a city election to be held in the City of Eugene,
Oregon, on the 8th day* of NovemBer, 2005 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 254 of
the Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results
certified as provided by law.
Seetion 3. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten days' notice of the
city election by publication of one notice in the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the
City and of general circulation within the City.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution adopted this 8th day of August, 2005~
City Recorder
Resolution
Measure No.
Section 15-A is added to the Eugene Charter of 2002 to provide as ~%llows.
Section 15-A. External Review of Police
(1) The city council is authorized to hire, supervise and specify the salary of an
independent police auditor to oversee investigations of complaints involving police employees~
Notwithstanding section 16 of this charter, the city council may authorize the auditor to: (a)
receive, classify and route complaints about sworn police officers and c/v/l/an police employees;
(b) contract wkh persons or entities to perform outside investigations of such complaints; (c)
monkor the city's internal investigations, including but not limited to access to all evidence
developed as part of the investigation and participation in investigative intervie~vs related to such
complaints, and require the city to undertake additional investigation; (d) make recommendations
to the city rnanager or designee fbllowing the investigation; (e) prepare reports on complaint
trends and police practices in general; and (f) act as a liaison to and provide staff support for the
civilian review board.
(2) The city council is authorized to appoint a civilian review board of not more than
seven members to review investigations of complaints involving sworn police of~cers.
Notwithstanding section 16 of this charter, the city council may authorize the civilian review
board to: (a) review the completed investigation and adjudication of complaints filed against
sworn police officers; (b) require that the city re-open an investigation; (c) provide comments on
an investigation, including recommendations to the independent police auditor, city manager or
designee about the investigation; (d) review trends and statistics of complaints against sworn
police officers and civilian employees, and provide reports and recommendations to the city
council; and (e) oversee and evaluate the work of the independent police auditor.
ExhibitA