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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with OIR Group for Third-party Internal Affairs Investigation Services Resulting in an Additional Cost of $40,000 (bringing the total contract cost to an Amount not to Exceed $95,000).
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing agreement with OIR Group. The cost of the proposed amendment would not exceed $40,000, thereby bringing the total cost of the amended agreement to an amount not to exceed $95,000.
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
At its October 19, 2020 regular meeting, the City Council authorized an agreement with OIR Group for the following scope of work.
Existing Adopted Scope of Work:
1) Conduct an investigation of current San Leandro Police Department peace officers and staff who were involved in the officer-involved shooting (OIS) of Steven Taylor, that occurred on April 18, 2020 at 15555 Hesperian Boulevard (Walmart).
2) Conduct a training review as an "alternative" to the Police Department Training Committee's review of the April 18, 2020 OIS, as outlined in the San Leandro Police Department's Training Committee Policy, currently codified within Section 204.6. This policy provides that the Training Committee review certain incidents to determine whether training would likely improve future outcomes. The purpose of using this alternative method is to expedite the review process in recognition of the need for a swift collection and dissemination of learning points to the entire department, while also providing third-party objective independence to the process.
The Training Review will independently evaluate the April 18, 2020 critical incident and the actions of San Leandro Police Department (SLPD) personnel, leading up to and during that incident, in order to identify potential wa...
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