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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-managers-office <br />Item # 29 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />January 17, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Police Oversight Commission <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Police Oversight Commission Informational Report <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Accept informational report and provide direction to staff. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background: Ordinance Establishing the Police Oversight Commission <br />On November 15, 2022, the City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a Police <br />Oversight Commission. The purpose of the Police Oversight Commission is to improve <br />transparency, increase the accountability of and public confidence in the Santa Ana <br />Police Department and to provide for an Independent Oversight Director. The purpose <br />of the Commission is to act through the Independent Oversight Director to provide the <br />Chief of Police, City Manager, and City Council independent investigations of, analysis, <br />and recommendations on police practices, police misconduct, officer-involved <br />shootings, and other serious uses of force. <br />About the Police Oversight Commission <br />Once established, the Police Oversight Commission will consist of seven members, <br />referred to as “commissioners”, who will meet at least once a month to engage in the <br />following: <br />•Review, evaluate and make recommendations to the Chief of Police and City <br />Council regarding the Police Department’s policies, practices, and procedures, <br />develop programs and strategies to promote positive police-community relations, <br />and make appropriate recommendations to the City Manager and the City <br />Council. <br />•Receive, hear, and review misconduct complaints, tort claims, or lawsuits made <br />against on-duty Santa Ana Police Officers which allege Santa Ana Police Officers <br />have engaged in misconduct as specified in Santa Ana Municipal Code Sec. 2- <br />665(b).