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Police Review Board • Board members, however, do not have jurisdiction over employment matters including the hiring of personnel or relieving them of duty, acknowledging or disciplining personnel based on performance or investigating major incidents involving the Anaheim Police Department. Against this backdrop, the Police Review Board is pleased to share this annual report which summarizes our first year of service. The report, which is itself representative of our expanded role, is meant to provide insight into our process and initial oversight experiences. It includes policy recommendations and a recap of the Board's work in its first year. We are honored to serve our city and share this report with you. We look forward to the Police Review Board's second year and our continued work to enhance the relationship between the Anaheim Police Department and our community. ABOUT THE POLICE REVIEW BOARD The Police Review Board (PRB) is Anaheim's civilian oversight board for the city's police department. The PRB advise and make police policy recommendations to the City Manager with support from the OIR Group, Anaheim's independent external auditor. The new review board was seated in June 201 8 and works closely with the OIR Group, which has served as the city's outside police practices adviser since 2007. The PRB is comprised of seven members, one representative from each of Anaheim's six council districts and one representative from the city at -large. Members were selected by the City Manager by lottery and serve for a three- or four-year term initially, determined by the district in which they serve. The Board responsibilities include: • Receiving real-time notification of and access to the locations of officer -involved shootings and other critical incidents • Receiving private briefings on major incidents, including access to body -worn camera footage • Publishing statistics on officer -involved shootings, uses of force, complaints and outcomes • Receiving community complaints and concerns and refer them to the City Manager, Anaheim Police, or the OIR Group for review and response • Considering and approving policy recommendations made by the OIR Group • Voting on and offering findings on Anaheim Police Department responses to OIR Group recommendations • Reviewing some police policy recommendations prior to adoption and offering input as appropriate • Hearing about police training and practices • Auditing existing police policies • Providing a publicly available annual report Page 6 65D-56