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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-managers-office <br />Item # 22 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />October 18, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Police Review Commission Draft Ordinance Discussion <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Discuss Draft Ordinance Establishing a Police Oversight Commission and Provide <br />Direction to Staff <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Discuss a draft ordinance establishing a police oversight commission and provide <br />direction to staff. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Timeline <br />Below is a timeline of activities associated with recent discussions about police <br />oversight by members of the City Council and Police Oversight Ad Hoc Committee: <br />June 16, 2020 <br />•Mayor Sarmiento, Mayor Pro Tem Bacerra, and Councilmember Penaloza add a <br />councilmember requested item to direct staff to research police oversight and <br />return to the City Council with an informational report. <br />September 15, 2020 <br />•Staff presents an informational report to the City Council relating to police <br />oversight. Topics include history of police oversight, overview of models, <br />subpoena authority, and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD)’s complaint <br />process for allegations of police officer misconduct. <br />December 15, 2020 <br />•Staff presents an informational report (topics include more details about <br />subpoena authority, comparative analysis of California cities with police <br />oversight, and community feedback survey results). <br />September 7, 2021 <br />•Staff presents an informational report (topics include analysis of Auditor/Monitor <br />and Investigation-Focused models, examination of Berkeley, Oakland, Riverside, <br />and Anaheim police oversight mechanisms, and eligibility criteria to serve on a <br />police oversight board/commission).