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Commissioner Perea commented on the accessibility of police oversight matters, <br /> requested a tab on the city's website main page, data, policies, designated place to <br /> submit complaints, revisions to the policy related to the use of military equipment and <br /> surrounding cities models, and asked whether the police department has had or is <br /> planning on having community forums regarding the military use equipment. <br /> Commander Sorenson reported the lack of prior community forums and the intention <br /> to organize one in the future. <br /> Commissioner Said requested crime rate data of surrounding cities, spoke regarding <br /> other cities military equipment policies, and expressed concern regarding the use of <br /> other cities military use equipment policy with higher crime rates as it may negatively <br /> affect residents. <br /> Commissioner Mejia requested clarification regarding the definition of force as it was <br /> used in the presentation. <br /> Commander Sorenson stated the use of force was defined as military equipment being <br /> used as a means to take someone into custody. <br /> Commissioner Mejia spoke in support of a public forum, and requested data on types <br /> of incidents that lead to use of equipment and more information on how crowd control <br /> is being defined and managed. <br /> Commissioner Gawronski thanked Commander Sorenson for the presentation. <br /> Vice Chair Carpenter expressed concern regarding the use of military equipment and <br /> long-range acoustic devices as force options deployed in civilian environments. <br /> Chair Vega asked whether the military equipment is visible during peaceful protests. <br /> Commander Sorenson spoke regarding the procedure with military equipment during <br /> protest and clarified the equipment is kept at the command post out of sight. <br /> Commissioner Mejia expressed concern regarding the lack of a crowd control policy. <br /> Commander Sorenson spoke regarding crowd control incident action plans with <br /> priorities being protection of life and allowing people to peacefully protest. <br /> Vice Chair Carpenter expressed concern regarding maintenance cost of armored <br /> vehicles and stated he would rather see funds be used to hire additional officers. <br /> Commissioner Perea asked whether there has been any missing equipment in the last <br /> 15 years. <br /> Commander Sorenson stated there had been no instances of missing equipment. <br /> POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 4 APRIL 10, 2025 <br />