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The ordinance passed by the City Council must explicitly authorize the commission to deliver disciplinary <br /> recommendations to the Police Chief and Internal Affairs division of SAPD. An independent investigation will <br /> be meaningful only if its findings inform the basis for deciding possible disciplinary actions. The commission <br /> must play a role in officer discipline. <br /> Commission Transparency and Reporting <br /> 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 <br /> police department data to inform their work. Per Assembly Bill 71 (2014) SAPD is mandated by state law to <br /> annually submit data to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) on use of force incidents that resulted in <br /> serious bodily injury, death, or discharge of a firearm. Under AB 953 (2015), SAPD is mandated to report a) all <br /> vehicle and pedestrian stops and b) citizen complaints alleging racial and identity profiling to the DOJ. Use of <br /> force and racial and identity profiling are matters of great concern for the police commission. Because SAPD is <br /> issuing reports to the DOJ, we urge the City Manager and City Council to mandate the Police Department issue <br /> an annual written report summarizing use of force 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 <br /> use of deadly force against civilians, hold police officers accountable for misconduct, and intervene to resolve <br /> systemic problems within the Santa Ana Police Department. <br /> For these reasons, I strongly supports taking into consideration the recommendations and proposed amendments <br /> to create meaningful effective oversight in Santa Ana. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Darrell Neft <br /> Santa Ana shopper and civic activities participant <br /> CC: VSarmientogsanta-ana.or,, <br /> PBacerra(6,santa-ana.org <br /> TPhan c 7 saute-ana.orb <br /> DPenaloza( 7santa-ana.org <br /> JessieLopez 4 Santa-ana.org <br /> JRyanHernandez��santa-ana.org <br /> 5 <br />