Item 24 - Resolution and Agreement Appointing T. Jack Morse Police Oversight Director

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City Manager’s Office www.santa-ana.org/cm Item # 24 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report July 1, 2025 TOPIC: Appointment of Police Oversight Director and Agreement AGENDA TITLE Resolution Appointing T. Jack Morse of Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP as Police Oversight Director and Consultant Agreement for Police Oversight Director Services RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution appointing T. Jack Morse of Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP as the City of Santa Ana’s Police Oversight Director and approving the Professional Services Agreement to provide Police Oversight Director services in accordance with Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 2-666. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPOINTING A POLICE OVERSIGHT DIRECTOR TO ASSIST THE POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF T. JACK MORSE THROUGH OPPENHEIMER INVESTIGATIONS GROUP LLP 2. Approve consultant agreement with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP, to provide Police Oversight Director services, for an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a term of two years beginning July 1, 2025 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION On November 15, 2022, the Santa Ana City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a Police Oversight Commission (Ordinance), Ordinance No. NS-3029. Section 2-666 of the Ordinance provides that the City Council shall appoint a Police Oversight Director to assist the Police Oversight Commission in carrying out its responsibilities. The Police Oversight Director is a key position to promote independent oversight, strengthen public trust, and ensure accountability in policing practices. Following a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP No. 23-121), City Council evaluated