Item 29 - Police Oversight Commission Ordinance Amendment

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 4 of 14 (c) Members of the Commission, may, but are not required to, participate in (3) Participate in a ride-along with the Santa Ana Police Department. The Chief of Police shall facilitate a ride-along consisting of a minimum of 8 hours of field- based patrol operations. Current Commissioners shall participate in this ride- along within 90-days from the effective date of this ordinance. ( (c) Members of the Commission are required to attend and complete at minimum the following Santa Ana Police Academy Program courses: Communications, Patrol Operations, Santa Ana Jail, Crime Scene Investigations, Investigations/Internal Affairs, Air Support/Traffic Stops/Motor Officers/Directed Patrol, Use of Force, Homicide/Gangs/SWAT, within 18 months of appointment and/or the first available offering of the Program. Current Commissioners shall participate in this Community Academy within 18 months from the effective date of this ordinance. These classes are subject to change at the discretion of the City Manager. (d) Failure to comply with subsections (b) and (c) shall result in the member’s removal from the Commission by the appointing Council Member. Sec. 2-664. Meetings. The Commission shall hold its first meeting when there are a sufficient numbermeet the second Thursday of appointed each month with a majority of Commissioners to constitute a quorum. At such meeting, the Commission shall fix starting at 5pm at a location designated by the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings which shall not meet less than once each monthCity Manager. The City Manager or their designee shall attend all regular and special meetings of the Commission and provide regular staff support to the Commission. The Police Chief or their designee shall also attend such meetings as requested by the Commission. ( If a Commissioner wishes to propose an item for placement on a future Meeting Agenda, the Commissioner shall prepare a written memorandum describing the proposed item and, after consulting with the Police Oversight Director and the City Manager, submit it to the City Manager. The memorandum shall be included for consideration at a regular meeting as a Commissioner requested item. The Commission may, by a majority vote of its members present, direct that the proposed item be added to the agenda for a future meeting. The City Manager or their designee also has the discretion for placing items on the Meeting Agenda. Sec. 2-665. Powers and duties of the police oversight commissionPolice Oversight Commission. To effectuate its purpose, the Commission shall: (a) Review, evaluate and make recommendations to the Chief of Police and City CouncilManager regarding the Police Department's policies, practices, and procedures, develop programs and strategies to promote positive police- community relations, and make appropriate recommendations to the City Manager and the City Council.. Within thirty (30) days after receiving such recommendations, the City Manager or designee shall submit a response to the Commission. If the Commission is dissatisfied with the response, the