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Sec. X.1 Establishment of the Community Oversight Board
<br /> The Community Oversight Board shall serve as a permanent Board in the City of Santa Ana that
<br /> shall oversee the Police Department.The Board shall have the jurisdiction to:
<br /> 1. Receive, investigate, hear, make findings, and recommend action regarding all
<br /> complaints filed against members of the Police Department, including but not limited to:
<br /> a. All incidents of in custody deaths or serious injury (Category I incidents).
<br /> b. Use of force, including force involving physical techniques or tactics, chemical
<br /> agents, or weapons.
<br /> c. Police Department pursuits that result in collision or injury.
<br /> d. Misconduct and public complaints including, but not limited to, excessive use of
<br /> force, dereliction of duty to intercede during a use of force incident, abuse of
<br /> authority, coercion, verbal abuse (including, but not limited to, slurs relating to
<br /> race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and disability), and
<br /> discriminatory behavior.
<br /> e. Civil rights violations including, but not limited to, unlawful stop or arrest,
<br /> improper search or seizure of either individuals or property, unlawful denial of
<br /> access to counsel, and interference with First Amendment assemblies,
<br /> association, or expression.
<br /> f. Conduct that bears on the credibility of officers or demonstrates moral
<br /> turpitude, I, including perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction,
<br /> falsifying, or concealing of evidence.
<br /> g. Criminal conduct involving theft, bribery, racketeering, trafficking, sexual assault,
<br /> or domestic violence.
<br /> 2. Oversee, organize, and reorganize the OAT, which is the investigative arm of the Board,
<br /> including the selection of the OAT Director and OAT Legal Counsel.
<br /> 3. Review all OAT and Police Department records necessary to make recommendations on
<br /> hiring, training, operations, policy, and practice to the Police Chief, City Manager, and
<br /> City Council.
<br /> a. The Board's functions include, but are not limited to, reviewing calls for service
<br /> and making recommendations on alternative response programs for police
<br /> interactions including, but not limited to, mental health crises, intimate partner
<br /> violence, community violence, people experiencing homelessness, people with a
<br /> substance use disorder, and people impacted by natural or climate disasters.
<br /> 4. Oversee OAT investigations of alleged police practices, police misconduct, officer-
<br /> involved shootings, and other serious uses of force by sworn officers of the Police
<br /> Department.
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