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The commission must be required to conduct public meetings on SAPD's policies, practices, procedures, customs, <br /> orders, collective bargaining agreements, programs,training, and annual budget.The commission must also be <br /> authorized to issue recommendations to the City Council on the aforementioned subjects. <br /> Police Department Transparency and Reporting <br /> One of the essential functions of police oversight is increased transparency.The commission must have access to police <br /> department data to inform their work. Per Assembly Bill 71 (2014) SAPID is mandated by state law to annually submit <br /> data to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) on use of force incidents that resulted in serious bodily injury, death, <br /> or discharge of a firearm. Under AB 953 (2015), SAPID is mandated to report a) all vehicle and pedestrian stops and b) <br /> citizen complaints alleging racial and identity profiling to the DOJ. Use of force and racial and identity profiling are <br /> matters of great concern for the police commission. Because SAPID is issuing reports to the DOJ,we urge the City <br /> Manager and City Council to mandate the Police Department issue an annual written report summarizing use of force <br /> and racial and identity profiling data to the commission. <br /> It is imperative that the City of Santa Ana build an effective police oversight model to help avert future unjustified use <br /> of deadly force against civilians, hold police officers accountable for misconduct,and intervene to resolve systemic <br /> problems within the Santa Ana Police Department. <br /> For these reasons, Faith In Action strongly supports taking into consideration these recommendations and proposed <br /> amendments to create meaningful effective oversight in Santa Ana. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Suvan Geer <br /> Co-Chair, Faith In Action Ministry <br /> Church of the Foothills <br /> 5 <br />