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Actions Related to Police Reform, Reimagining Police, and Strengthening the Investigative Authority of the Office of the Independent Police Auditor. - RENUMBERED FROM ITEM 3.7
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(a) Direct the Independent Police Auditor (IPA) and City Manager to return to Council by September 25, either through a report to Council or information memo, with a timeline and update on the release of a request for proposal (RFP) to select a consultant to conduct a use of force review and recommendations on additional amendments to the SJPD Duty Manual or other protocols that further align San Jose with 21st Century Policing best practices.
(b) Direct the City Manager to return to Council by September 25, either through a report to Council or information memo, with an outreach plan for community engagement specific to reimagining policing. This should include, but not be limited to:
(1) Create a timeline and sequence for outreach that includes a process and a clear strategy for including neighborhoods that have historically endured high rates of crime and poverty.
(2) Incorporate the selection of a new Chief of Police into the timeline to ensure that the new Chief will be engaged directly in that community dialogue. COUNCIL AGENDA: AUGUST 18, 2020 ITEM: 4.3
(3) Explore partnerships with San Jose State University and recommendation-neutral community-based institutions that have familiarity with SJPD and the San Jose community, as an additional “high touch” strategy to reach out to communities that may not be heard through digital platforms currently used.
(c) Direct the City Manager and Independent Police Auditor to confer on sequencing of the use of force review, reimagining public safety, and selection of a new Chief of Police to determine the best possible timeline and potential to involve the same consultant(s) for community engagement aspects of all of these portions of the workplan.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Polic...
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