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<br /> <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 2 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />have a significant effect on the environment and it is not a "project", as defined in Section <br />15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. <br /> <br />Section 3. The Santa Ana City Council hereby amends Sections 2-660-2-669 of <br />Chapter2, Article IV, Division 16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as follows (new <br />language is underlined and deleted language is stricken): <br />Sec. 2-660. Establishment and purpose. <br />There is hereby established a Police Oversight Commission (hereinafter referred to <br />as the "Commission"). The purpose of the Commission shall be to improve <br />transparency, increase the accountability of and public confidence in the Santa Ana <br />Police Department and to provide for an Independenta Police Oversight Director. The <br />purpose of the Commission is to act through the IndependentPolice Oversight Director, <br />independent of the police department, to provide the Chief of Police,City Council, and <br />City Manager, and City Council independent investigationsa review of, analysis, and <br />recommendations on police practices, police misconduct, officer-involved shootings, <br />and other serious uses of force. <br />Sec. 2-661. Police oversight commission membership and term. <br />The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the city <br />council from the residents of the city.City Council, who meet the qualifications set forth <br />in Section 2-662 of this ordinance. <br />The city councilCity Council shall strive to appoint members who are fair and <br />impartial, and who represent diverse social, economic, and politicalcommunity interests. <br />The city councilCity Council shall consider the career and life experiences of <br />Commission applicants and appoint those who are representative of the diversity of the <br />Santa Ana community and whose knowledge and experiences will most benefit the <br />Commission's ability to carry out its duties and responsibilities and build trust with the <br />community. The City Council will strive to appoint applicantsCommissioners with <br />knowledge and/or experience in the fields of human resources practices, management, <br />policy development, auditing, law, investigations, social services, civil rights, and civil <br />liberties. The City Clerk of the Council shall prepare application forms requiring <br />applicantsprospective members to provide information demonstrating that they meet <br />qualification requirements set forth in Section 2-662. <br />Sec. 2-662. Qualifications of commissioners. <br />(a) All members of the Commission shall reside in the City of Santa Ana. <br />(b) Elected or appointed officers and employees serving the City shall not be eligible <br />for appointment to the Commission. <br />(c) Retired peace officers or peace officers who have separated from public service <br />shall not be eligible for appointment to the Commission unless at least five (5) years <br />has passed from the date of their separation from the governmental entity with <br />which they were previously employed. Only one former or retired peace officer, who <br />is appointed first in time, may serve on the Commission at any given time. "Peace