Title
Approval of the Civilian Police Auditor 2026 Work Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Civilian Police Auditor 2026 work plan and forward to the full City Council for approval.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Civilian Police Auditor 2026 work plan and forward to the full City Council for approval.
Staff Contact:
Margo Morales, Community Engagement Program Specialist, Organizational Development and Performance, 360.753.8150
Presenter(s):
Margo Morales, Community Engagement Program Specialist
Stephen Connolly, Civilian Police Auditor, OIR Group
Background and Analysis:
In July 2024, the City Council accepted recommendations from the Social Justice and Equity Commission on Community Oversight of Law Enforcement. From the recommendations the City established a new Community Policing Board, whose purpose is to ensure Olympia Police Department accountability and transparency, serve as community representatives and provide community perspectives on the work of the Civilian Police Auditor (Auditor).
The recommendations also included enhancements to the role of Auditor. The central role of the Auditor is to review certain types of investigations completed internally by the Olympia Police Department and provide regular reports to the City Council which include recommendations for police department operations, policy and training based on the findings of their audit. One of the enhancements to the role of the Auditor is the requirement of an annual work plan to be approved by the City Council. The work plan should address policies, training, and other issues of interest that the Auditor intends to review that year.
This is the first year the Auditor was required to draft a work plan for the coming year based on findings from their 2025 draft annual report and that fall within their scope of work. On March 12, 2026, the Community Policing Board (Board) ha...
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