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55394.00000\40763936.1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2-618. Qualifications of Commissioners <br />Qualifications of Commissioners. <br />(a) All members of the Commission shall reside in the City of Santa Ana. <br />(b) Elected or appointed officers and employees serving the City shall not be <br />eligible for appointment to the Commission. <br />(c) Any person who is an employee of any federal, state, county or city <br />governmental entity or agency or any member of the employee’s immediate family shall <br />not be eligible for appointment to the Commission unless at least five (5) years has <br />passed from the date of their separation from the governmental entity with which they <br />were previously employed. “Immediate family” as used herein shall be defined as the <br />spouse, registered domestic partner, or dependent children of the government <br />employee. This prohibition excludes any person who is an employee of any college or <br />university, (member of academia) and any person employed by a non-profit <br />organization. <br />(d) Practicing attorneys who handle, or are members of firms or entities that <br />currently handle, criminal or civil matters involving the Santa Ana Police Department are <br />ineligible to serve on the Commission. <br />Sec. 2-618. – Commissioner confidentiality and training <br /> (a) Prior to attending his or her first Commission meeting, each Commissioner <br />shall take an oath and execute a confidentiality agreement stating that they will not <br />divulge confidential information, including identities of witnesses and contents of <br />confidential testimony and documents, either during their term of office or thereafter to <br />ensure that private personnel information and other information subject to state law <br />protections is not released or shared <br />(b) No later than 90 days after appointment, each member shall: <br />1. Participate in a ride-along with the Santa Ana Police Department and every <br />six (6) months thereafter; and <br />2. Receive training in relevant subject matters, including but not limited to the <br />police department’s operations, policies, practices, procedures related to: internal affairs <br />investigations, authorized uses of force including the use of deadly force, control <br />devices and techniques, uses of conducted energy devices, handcuffing and restraints, <br />detention and arrest of persons, search and seizure of persons and property, and <br />vehicle pursuits well as the duties, responsibilities, procedures, and requirements <br />associated with all ranks and assignments facilitated by the [Independent <br />Inspector/Director <br />3. All training shall be predominantly obtained from independent, third-party