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Police Oversight
Work Study Session
Police Oversight Work Study Session
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July 29,2022
Where We've Been :
A Timeline
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• June 12, 2020
— Councilmember requested item to direct staff to research police oversight and return to the City
Council with an informational report.
• September 15, 2020
— Informational report (history of police oversight, overview of models, subpoena authority, SAPID
complaint process for allegations of police officer misconduct).
• December 15, 2020
— Informational report (more details about subpoena authority, comparative analysis of California cities
with police oversight, community feedback survey results).
• September 7, 2021
— Informational report (analysis of Auditor/Monitor and Investigation-Focused models, examination of
Berkeley, Oakland, Riverside, and Anaheim police oversight mechanisms, and eligibility criteria to
serve on a police oversight board/commission).
• October 5, 2021
— Mayor appoints Mayor Pro Tern Bacerra, Councilmember Hernandez, and Councilmember Lopez to
the Police Oversight Ad Hoc Committee.
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Police Oversight Ad Hoc
Committee....................................................................................................................................
• Met eight times to study police oversight in
detail and return to the City Council within
one year with a recommendation .
• The Ad Hoc Committee has been working
on a draft ordinance to establish a police
oversight commission .
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Working Draft Ordinance
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• Establishes a Police Oversight Commission with an independent Oversight Director to
assist in reviewing the police complaint process and provide a forum to review, evaluate,
and make recommendations about police and public safety.
— The proposed police oversight model is a hybrid model that consists of elements of both the
Auditor/Monitor and Investigation-Focused models.
• Consists of seven members appointed by the City Council.
• Requires that each commissioner do the following:
— Take an oath and execute a confidentiality agreement.
— Participate in a ride-along.
— Receive training
• Requires that the Commission meet within 30 days of all members being appointed.
• The City Manager recommends a budget for the Commission as part of the annual budget
process.
• Rules and records are to be developed by the Commission, in consultation with the
Independent Oversight Director and City Manager.
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Topic Areas for Continued Discussion among
the
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• Qualification of commissioners
• Powers and duties of the Commission
• Appointment and role of the Independent
Oversight Director
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PoliceCurrent Practices to Addressing
Conduct
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Citizen 's Complaint Procedure
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• Complainant prepares and submits SAPID Citizen Complaint Form or communicates
alleged misconduct to any staff member.
• Complaint is reviewed by supervisor to determine if the nature of the complaint describes
alleged police misconduct.
• Complaint is assigned for investigation and inspector reviews all facts, policies and
procedures pertaining to the complaint.
• An investigation is conducted within the one- year statute of limitations ( may be extended
due to exceptional circumstances).
• A determination is made as follows: ( 1) Sustained; ( 2) Not Sustained; ( 3) Unfounded; (4)
Exonerated.
• Complainant is notified within 30 days of finalizing the determination.
• If complaint is sustained, discipline is recommended to the Chief of Police, who makes the
final determination.
• Due process rights are available to the involved officer(s) to appeal any findings and/or
imposition of discipline.
• Personnel Board reviews the findings and imposition of discipline on appeal.
• Involved officer(s) may appeal the Personnel Board findings to the Superior Court.
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Legal Considerations
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• Compliance with the Public Safety Officers
Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBR) .
• Potential conflicts with conditions of
employment for every employee in the Police
Department.
— Meet and confer requirements relating to the MOU
with the Santa Ana Police Officers Association
and Santa Ana Police Management Association .
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Operational
Considerations
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• Conflicts with the existing Personnel
Board .
• Compliance with Section 300 of the City
Charter relating to council-manager form of
government.
— Conflict with existing employment contract with
the City Manager.
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• Staff seeks direction from the City Council
to proceed with moving the policy
discussion of police oversight forward .
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Direction to Staff
• Direct staff to return with additional information .
• Direct staff to return with an ordinance establishing a police
oversight commission.
• Something else.
Direction to the Ad Hoc Committee
• Direct the Ad Hoc Committee to continue studying outstanding
items and return to the City Council with recommendations.
• The Mayor may dissolve the Ad Hoc Committee.
• Something else/.
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