Item 15 - Ordinance Establishing a Police Review Commission

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55394.00000\40763936.1 All disclosures of investigations conducted by the Independent Oversight Director shall comply with California Penal Code Sections 832.5, 832.7 and 832.8 and California Evidence Code Sections 1043 through 1046, as amended from time to time. The Independent Oversight Director may discuss findings with the Commission and/or the public in strict compliance with California Penal Code Sections 832.5 , 832.7 and 832.8 and California Government Code Sections 3300, et seq. (e) The City Manager or their designee shall assist with advertising the position of Independent Oversight Director and shall prepare the necessary documents to engage the Independent Oversight Director. The City Council shall review all qualifying applications and select no more than three applicants to interview for the role of Oversight Director. The Commission shall be permitted the opportunity to review the top three applicants and recommend a candidate to the City Council. The Independent Oversight Director shall be authorized by the City Council under Charter Section 1100 to report directly to the City Council. Sec. 2-667. – Budget and Support for Commission and Oversight Director. The City Manager shall make a recommendation to the city council, as part of the annual City budget, to fund the Commission and any additional labor, consulting, equipment, training, or materials necessary for the Commission and the Independent Oversight Director to carry out the duties and exercise the powers set forth in this division. Sec. 2-668 – Access to Police Department records, data and reports. To effectuate meaningful oversight and accountability, t he Commission and the Independent Oversight Director shall have complete and prompt access to all police department records, information, and data, including, but not limited to, audio and video recordings, photographs, police reports, dispatch logs, and other records related to the underlying incident to assist the Commission and the Independent Oversight Director in effectively discharging their respective duties, subject to all federal, state and local laws including any and all restrictions set forth in the Santa Ana Charter, Municipal Code and the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights (Government Code Section 3300, et seq.) The Police Department shall designate staff who will timely receive and process requests for records made by the Commission and/or the Independent Oversight Director. To increase transparency, all data including, but not limited to, stop, detention, arrest, and use of force data, including Racial and Identity Profiling Act (“RIPA”) data and reports, that are legally disclosed to the Department of Justice and/or any other federal or state law enforcement agency, shall, at the time of disclosure of that data, be concurrently provided to the Commission and the Independent Oversight Director. Sec. 2-669. - Rules and records. The Commission shall, in consultation with the Independent Oversight Director and the City Manager, develop rules for the transaction of business of the Commission, which rules shall, among other things, include the manner of calling and giving notice of special