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investigation will be meaningful only if its findings inform the basis for deciding possible disciplinary actions. The commission must play a role in officer discipline. Commission Transparency and Reporting The commission must be required to conduct public meetings on SAPD's policies, practices, procedures, customs, orders, collective bargaining agreements, programs, training, and annual budget. The commission must also be authorized to issue recommendations to the City Council on the aforementioned subjects. Police Department Transparency and Reporting One of the essential functions of police oversight is increased transparency. The commission must have access to police department data to inform their work. Per Assembly Bill 71 (2014) SAPD is mandated by state law to annually submit data to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) on use of force incidents that resulted in serious bodily injury, death, or discharge of a firearm. Under AB 953 (2015), SAPD is mandated to report a) all vehicle and pedestrian stops and b) citizen complaints alleging racial and identity profiling to the DOJ. Use of force and racial and identity profiling are matters of great concern for the police commission. Because SAPD is issuing reports to the DOJ, we urge the City Manager and City Council to mandate the Police Department issue an annual written report summarizing use of force and racial and identity profiling data to the commission. It is imperative that the City of Santa Ana build an effective police oversight model to help avert future unjustified use of deadly force against civilians, hold police officers accountable for misconduct, and intervene to resolve systemic problems within the Santa Ana Police Department. For these reasons, People's Budget Orange County strongly supports taking into consideration the recommendations and proposed amendments to create meaningful effective oversight in Santa Ana. Sincerely, Karen G. Hernandez Lead Organizer People's Budget Orange County CC: VSarmiento(o)santa-ana.org PBacerra(o)santa-ana.org TPhan(o)santa-ana.org DPenaloza(o)santa-ana.org JessieLopez(o)santa-ana.org J Ryan Hernandez(o)santa-ana.org NMendoza(o)santa-ana.org Lil Kpetman, Roxana.(2021,August 3)."Santa Ana to Host Virtual Forum on Police Oversight." The Orange County Register.https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/03/santa-ana-to-host-virtual-forum-on-police-oversight/ 21"FAQs."National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement.Accessed October 14,2022.https://www.nacole.org/fags. 5