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2. The costs of such representation are paid from the budget of the <br /> OAT and not from the budget of the City Attorney; and <br /> 3. The Director provides the City Attorney with notice of the <br /> engagement, including the firm selected and a copy of the <br /> engagement agreement; and <br /> 4. Nothing in the preceding provisions shall be construed to alter the <br /> authority of the City Council or the City Attorney with regard to <br /> the defense of claims against the City or individual City <br /> defendants, the settlement of monetary or other claims against <br /> the City or individual City defendants, or any other powers or <br /> duties of the City Attorney. <br /> 3. The Director shall hire all other staff of the OAT. <br /> C. The following individuals shall not be eligible to be hired as OAT staff members: <br /> 1. Current or former sworn police officers or their immediate family members; <br /> 2. Current or former police department civilian employees; <br /> 3. Current or former employees, contractors, officials or representatives of a union <br /> or an employee association representing sworn police officers; or <br /> 4. Current or former employee or officials of a district attorney or prosecutor's <br /> office. <br /> Section X.5.2 [OAT Training] <br /> D. The Director, in coordination with the Board, shall establish standards of professional <br /> conduct and a comprehensive training program for its staff to monitor or investigate <br /> allegations or inquiries received against the Department. <br /> Section X.5.3 [Funding the Office of Accountability & Transparency] <br /> 1. The City shall allocate a dedicated budget for the Board sufficient for it to perform its <br /> functions and duties as set forth in this Ordinance. <br /> a. This shall include budgeting a Director, at least one full-time-equivalent legal <br /> counsel, at least one full-time-equivalent data analyst to support the Board's <br /> pattern and practice investigations and annual reporting. The staff of the OAT <br /> shall also consist of no fewer than one line investigator for every 50 sworn <br /> officers positions in the Police Department, rounded to the nearest 50 if the <br /> Police Department has fewer than 500 sworn officers. The OAT staff shall also <br /> 11 <br />