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Staff Report for the First Reading of the City of San Leandro City Council Ordinance to Amend San Leandro Municipal Code sections 1-3-100, 1-3-110 and subsection (a) of section 1-3-115 to add Community Police Review Board and to Add Article 17 Community Police Review Board to San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 1-3, Boards and Commissions
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
The purpose of the City of San Leandro's recommended police oversight model is to create a Community Police Review Board that increases public trust, increases accountability, ensures that police operations reflect community values, and, in cooperation with the Independent Police Auditor, ensure prompt, impartial, and fair investigations of complaints brought by members of the public against the San Leandro Police Department.
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance to Amend San Leandro Municipal Code sections 1-3-100, 1-3-110 and subsection (a) of section 1-3-115 to add Community Police Review Board and to Add Article 17 Community Police Review Board to San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 1-3, Boards and Commissions.
BACKGROUND
Community Oversight is an established City Council priority and over the past year staff has worked diligently with the community to develop an oversight model that best fits the needs of the City of San Leandro.
In early 2021, staff engaged with the OIR Group to begin looking at different police oversight models. As part of the review, it was important to recognize that no one size model fits all but there are important principles to consider when picking the right model. Some of those principles include independence from law enforcement, a defined purpose, transparent scope of authority, access to records, regular contact with executive level staff and internal affairs, ongoing community engagement and participation, funding based on needs, analysis of policies and patterns, transparency and reporting.
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