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Middleton, Samuel <br /> From: Darrell Neft <dsneft@gmail.com> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 12:47 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Cc: Sarmiento, Vicente; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; <br /> Hernandez, Johnathan; Mendoza, Nelida <br /> Subject: Agenda Item 22: Police Oversight Ordinance Amendments <br /> October 18, 2022 <br /> Mayor Sarmiento and City Councilmembers <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> ecomme t rcr Santa-ana.or g <br /> Via Email <br /> RE: Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission and Agenda Item 22 <br /> Dear Mayor Sarmiento and City Councilmembers, <br /> I am writing to respond to the October 18, 2022 City Council agenda item 22, "Police Review Commission Draft <br /> Ordinance Discussion," and Exhibit 1. We commend the City Attorney's willingness to meet with community- <br /> based organizations to discuss our policy recommendations. We also commend the City Council for directing city <br /> staff to examine the Police Oversight Ordinance drafted and supported by community-based organizations. We <br /> are concerned, however, that the policy language of Exhibit 1 profoundly differs from the model policy that was <br /> discussed by the City Council on July 29, 2022, supported and written by community-based organizations. The <br /> Exhibit 1 policy language will establish an oversight model that largely mirrors the City of Anaheim's <br /> Police Review Board, which a majority of this council and the community have rightly labeled as <br /> insufficient. The Police Oversight Ad Hoc Committee previously recommended a hybrid investigation-focused <br /> and auditor/monitor-focused model of police oversight. The policy language of Exhibit 1 will fail to accomplish <br /> the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation and the City Council's goal to establish an effective police oversight <br /> model. We cannot support the ordinance as written unless the fundamental police oversight provisions, listed <br /> herein, are included in the policy. We urge the City Council to introduce pivotal amendments to establish an <br /> effective police oversight commission. <br /> Structural Failures of Exhibit 1 Policy Lanzuaze <br /> i <br />