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File #: ROGC 20-567    Version: 1
Type: Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/12/2020 In control: Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 11/18/2020 Final action:
Title: Measure G Workplan for Expansion of the Authority of the Independent Police Auditor and Arbitration Reform. (Mayor and Carrasco)
Attachments: 1. Memorandum from Mayor and Carrasco, 2. Early Consideration Form, 3. Letters from the Public

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Measure G Workplan for Expansion of the Authority of the Independent Police Auditor and Arbitration Reform. (Mayor and Carrasco)

...Recommendations

1. In light of the passage of Measure G and prior Council direction, direct the City Manager and Independent Police Auditor to include discussions on the expansion of the authority of the Independent Police Auditor to include investigation of police misconduct as part of previous Council Direction on “Reimagining Public Safety”.

2. Further direct the City Manager, City Attorney, and Independent Police Auditor to report back to the City Council in public session by March 1, 2021 with a proposed workplan, policy formulation, possible budget impacts, and negotiation schedule for the expansion of the authority of the Independent Police Auditor to include investigation of police misconduct.

3. Direct the City Attorney and City Manager to include on the list of items to be negotiated in the upcoming Police Officers Association contract the reform of the arbitration process used to challenge disciplinary and termination decisions of the Chief of Police, to enable full transparency and accountability.