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3. OAT shall complete its investigations within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the filing of the complaint with the Board unless the Director, in his or her discretion, makes a written finding that exceptional circumstances exist in a particular case that are beyond the OAT's control. 4. Within thirty (30) days of completion of the investigation, the Director shall issue written findings and the range of past disciplinary action for similar cases regarding the allegations stated in the complaint to the Board. a. The Director shall issue written findings and the range of past disciplinary action for similar cases within forty-eight (48) hours of completion of any investigation of critical incident, sexual misconduct or untruthfulness. b. The City Manager shall not have the authority to reject or modify the OAT's findings and proposed discipline. 5. The Board may determine and recommend to the Police Chief that circumstances require that a Police Department employee must be removed from active duty pending an investigation by the Board and/or the Department. 6. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Police Chief or a commanding officer from investigating the conduct of a Police Department employee or officer under his or her command, nor shall anything herein prohibit the Police Chief from taking disciplinary or corrective action with respect to complaints investigated solely by the Police Department. Section X.6.2 [Access to Police Department Documents and Personnel Records] 1. The Board and OAT shall have the same access to all Police Department files, documents and records, except as otherwise prohibited by law, in addition to all files and records of other City departments and agencies, as the Police Department's [Bureau of Internal Affairs or relevant internal unit]. a. The City shall ensure that the Board has ongoing access to all Police Department documents, reports, and other materials that are reasonably necessary for the agency to conduct investigations of patterns and practices of misconduct and engage in oversight regarding Police Department policies, practices, procedures, customs, [General Orders], collective bargaining agreements, programs, records not otherwise deemed confidential under state law, and training [as set out in Section X below]. i. This must include access to the underlying policing data on calls for service, demographics, citations, and arrests. ii. This must include independent and direct remote access credentials to all body-worn camera storage databases so that videos can be searched and viewed as necessary for OAT investigations. b. The City will ensure that the Police Department will provide the Board with copies of all open and closed complaints submitted to the Police Department 13