Item 15 - Ordinance Establishing a Police Review Commission

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55394.00000\40763936.1 2. Receive training in relevant subject matters, including but not limited to the Police Department’s operations, policies, practices, procedures related to the following: internal affairs investigations; authorized uses of force, including the use of deadly force ;control devices and techniques; uses of conducted energy device; handcuffing and restraints; detention and arrest of persons; search and seizure of persons and property; the department’s established focus of de-escalation tactics, vehicle pursuits, and the duties, responsibilities, procedures, and requirements associated with all ranks and assignments facilitated by the Independent Oversight Director 3. All training shall be predominantly obtained from independent, third-party bodies or institutions that have experience with internal affairs of police departments and civilian review investigations and audits. 4. Attend training sessions sponsored by the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement or similar entities, or through presentations provided on topics including, at a minimum, constitutional rights and civil liberties, fundamentals of procedure, evidence, and due process, procedural rights and confidentialities afforded to police officers by California law (including, but not limited to, Government Code Section 3300 et seq. and Penal Code Sections 832.7 and 832.8 and Evidence Code Sections 1040-1043), state use of force standards, police union contract s, labor rights, in-person implicit bias training, and best practices for conducting investigations. Sec. 2-664. - Meetings. The Commission shall hold its first meeting when there are a sufficient number of appointed Commissioners to constitute a quorum. At such meeting, the Commission shall fix the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings which shall not meet less than once each month. The Police Chief or their designee shall attend all regular and special meetings of the Commission and provide regular staff support to the Commission. Sec. 2-665. - Powers and duties of the Police Oversight Commission. To effectuate its purpose, the Commission shall: (a) Review, evaluate and make recommendations to the Chief of Police and City Council regarding the Police Department’s policies, practices, and procedures, develop programs and strategies to promote positive police -community relations, and make appropriate recommendations to the City Manager and the City Council. Within thirty (30) days after receiving such recommendations, the City Manager shall submit a response to the Commission. If the Commission is dissatisfied with the response, the Commission may submit its recommendations to the City Council. The City Manager may extend for an additional thirty (30) days the time periods in which they are required to submit their responses to the Commission by giving the Commission written notice of such extension. (b) Receive, hear, and review misconduct complaints, tort claims, or lawsuits made against on-duty Santa Ana Police Officers which allege Santa Ana Police Officers have engaged in the following conduct: