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there is a disagreement between the police department and the oversight <br />agency? What will be the public reporting requirements for the oversight <br />agency? Will the agency offer mediation? Will the agency have <br />subpoena authority? How will the agency's effectiveness be measured? <br />How will elected officials hold the oversight agency accountable? <br />6) Based upon the agreed objectives and scope, select an agency structure: <br />a. Citizen review board model with or without independent investigative <br />authority, the ability to examine patterns or trends in policing practices, <br />and a mandate for policy recommendations. <br />b. Monitor, auditor, ombudsman, or inspector general model with or without <br />independent investigative authority and mandate for policy <br />recommendations. <br />7) Determine whether the oversight agency will be created by ordinance or within <br />the municipal charter. Generally, it is better to have it created within the city <br />charter, as a municipal ordinance is typically easier to overturn. <br />8) Identify staffing needs <br />a. Decide on type and number of staff <br />i. Administrator/ombudsman/monitor/IG <br />1. How will the director be selected and what are the director's <br />terms and qualifications of employment? <br />2. How can the director be reappointed or removed? <br />ii. Volunteer board members <br />1. If the agency will be volunteer based, how many volunteer <br />hours per week/month will it take for a volunteer to perform <br />competently? <br />2. How will the volunteer board members be selected? <br />3. What are the qualifications (and disqualifications) for being a <br />board member? <br />iii. Administrative assistant(s) <br />iv. Investigators <br />v. Legal counsel (Corporation Counsel or outside legal counsel) <br />Consider how training and development will be regularly provided to <br />agency staff and/or volunteers. <br />9) Develop a specific and detailed budget estimate and work to secure political <br />support of elected officials for full funding. <br />10) Present the proposal to the public and allow time for public input and feedback. <br />Work with community advocacy organizations to build public support for the <br />proposal to ensure its passage. <br />11) In the end, you should advocate for the most effective structure possible that can <br />be created within the current local political context, but recognize that <br />13 <br />65D-142 <br />