2025-029 - Appointing Police Oversight Director & Approving Professional Services Agreement with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP.

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SCOPE OF SERVICES In addition to those services specifically enumerated in Santa Ana Municipal Code §§ 2-660, et seq., as maybe amended from time to time, Consultant shall provide the following services: • Accept and respond to phone calls and emails from City staff related to non-investigative matters. • Provide City staff with advice related to non-investigative matters. • Attend Police Oversight Commission meetings. • Consult with City staff on the interpretation and/or implementation of police related City ordinances,policies,or procedures; or relevant state and federal law(s). • Review of body worn camera footage for non-investigative matters. • Acknowledge receipt of any new complaint, claim, or other assignment as soon as possible, and no later than within 24 hours. • Accept and respond to phone calls from City staff related to investigative matters. • Where a complaint has been filed by a member of the community, Consultant will contact the complainant within three days of Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP's ("OIG") receipt of the complaint. • Coordinate with the Commission and Santa Ana Police personnel to obtain relevant information, including incident reports, CAD data, and body worn camera footage, if applicable. • When warranted, conduct timely interview(s) of complainants, witnesses and subjects. Consultant will be available to conduct interviews in person, but may also conduct witness interviews via telephone or video conference. • When warranted, after interviewing the complainant, Consultant will confirm that the conduct complained of, if true, would violate the law or Santa Ana Police Department policy. If not, the Consultant will recommend that the matter be handled without a formal investigation. • Regarding interviews of sworn peace officers, Consultant will comply with all requirements of the Peace Officers' Bill of Rights contained within California Government Code §§ 3300 et seq. • Review of any applicable incident reports, CAD data, emails, texts, policies, and other documents. • Analysis of officers' body worn camera or other video for investigative matters. • Review of any additional relevant evidence an investigation uncovers. • Assessment of witness credibility, including an individual's opportunity or capacity to observe;consistent and inconsistent statements; corroboration (or lack thereof); patterns of conduct; plausibility; bias; and one's motivation to lie, Resolution No. 2025-029 Page 15 of 18