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CITY COUNCIL 3 JANUARY 26, 2026 community. 10. Andre Abajian suggested researching Susan Bassie for Police Oversight Commission matters. MINUTES: At 5:43 P.M., the Work Study Session was considered. Mayor Amezcua asked when this special meeting was originally requested. City Manager Alvaro Nuñez confirmed direction first came about in July 2025. 1. Police Oversight Commission Ordinance Work Study Session Department(s): City Manager’s Office Recommended Action: Receive presentation on Police Oversight Commission Ordinance options and provide direction to staff to: 1. Maintain the current ordinance while including clean up language to align with the City Charter and have the Independent Oversight Director be appointed by the City Manager, remain independent from the Police Department, and still vetted by the City Council. 2. Modify the existing ordinance to the staff recommended audit model. 3. Modify the existing ordinance to a hybrid audit/investigation model, reflecting input from the Police Oversight Commission, and recommend that officer involved shootings and use of force that cause great bodily harm are open to investigation at the direction of the commission. MINUTES: Oversight Director Jack T. Morse provided a presentation regarding investigating incidents and/or problematic patterns. Councilmember Vazquez asked whether the Commission is a legislative commission to the City Council. City Attorney Sonia Carvalho confirmed that the Commission is a legislative commission to the City Council per the City’s charter which allows for an ordinance to create separate bodies, commissions, and boards so long as the ordinance does not conflict with the City Charter or state law. Councilmember Phan spoke regarding the audit model, in support of the hybrid model, provided edits necessary to support the model, and asked whether the current ordinance prohibits any types of audits. WORK STUDY SESSION City Council 5 – 7 2/17/2026