Item 15 - Ordinance Establishing a Police Review Commission

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55394.00000\40763936.1 Association, and provide suggestions and recommendations concerning negotiations to the City Manager and the City Council. (j) Conduct public meetings to educate the community on the purpose of the Police Oversight Commission and provide a forum for discussions about police policies, practices, and procedures. (k) Prepare and submit an annual report to the City Council concerning the Commission’s activities, findings and recommendations. The annual report shall include, at a minimum, the following: The number of investigations initiated during the annual reporting period and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of investigations concluded during the reporting period, and, of those investigations, the number that took more than six months to conclude and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of investigations pending as of the end of the reporting period and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of complaints not sustained during the reporting period and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of complaints sustained during the reporting period and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of complaints filed against each police officer during the reporting and data summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct; The number of complaints referred to other agencies during the reporting period and the identity of such other agencies and data regarding summarizing the nature of the alleged or actual underlying conduct. (l) Perform such other duties as requested by the City Council. All staff work must comply with all federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to, Government Code Section 3303, et seq., Penal Code Sections 832.5, 832.7 and 832.8; Evidence Code Sections 1043 through 1046; Chapter 9, Article V of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the MOU that applies to the impacted member and Santa Ana Police Department’s policies and procedures. Sec. 2-666. – Appointment and role of an Independent Oversight Director. (a) The City Council does hereby authorize the appointment of an Independent Oversight Director, pursuant to City Charter Section 1100 and in accordance with this Section 1100 shall appoint the Independent Oversight Director. The Independent Oversight Director may be engaged through a professional services agreement or may be hired as a City