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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Authorizing a Consulting Services Agreement with OIR Group for Internal Affairs Investigation Services, Training Review Report, and Presentation of Police Oversight Models, in an Amount Not to Exceed $55,000
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council review this staff report and approve the proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with OIR Group for internal affairs investigation services, a training review report, and a presentation at a future City Council work session of police oversight models. The total cost of the proposed agreement would not exceed $55,000.
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
Over a significant portion of the past year, the City Council has engaged in an ongoing public dialogue regarding a variety of public policies related to community policing, use-of-force practices and other law enforcement-related topics. This dialogue follows a number of events that have taken place across the United States and in San Leandro, including the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the officer-involved shooting (OIS) that took place at the Hesperian Boulevard Walmart in San Leandro on April 18, 2020, among others.
In order to help the public, the City Council, and the San Leandro Police Department appropriately assess the above-referenced OIS and to inform any appropriate follow-up actions, the City Council directed City staff to move forward with an independent internal affairs investigation of this event. The Council also directed staff to seek out the development of an independent training review report to determine whether training would likely improve future outcomes or otherwise reduce or prevent recurrence.
In addition to the above work, the City Council also directed staff to bring forward for the Council's consideration and discussion an overview of various types of civilian police oversight models. That discussion ...
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