Title
2024 Police Auditor Mid-Year Report Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a briefing on the 2024 Police Auditor Mid-Year Report.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on 2024 Police Auditor Mid-Year Report.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8046
Presenters:
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager
Rich Allen, Police Chief
Tara Parker, Police Auditor, Clarity Investigations and Consulting, PLLC
Background and Analysis:
The City Council employs a Police Auditor (Auditor) to provide an independent review and audit of the Olympia Police Department's uses of force and its internal investigations regarding complaints against the Department and its employees. The Police Auditor's duties and responsibilities include examining uses of force, complaint investigations, and public demonstration responses to determine whether there is any evidence of unlawful bias or civil rights violations, and to ensure that they are aligned with best practices.
The City Council contracts with Tara Parker of Clarity Investigations & Consulting for police auditor services. Ms. Parker has completed the 2024 Mid-Year Report to the City Council which covers incidents between January 1 and June 30, 2024.
The Report includes: the number and types of use of force reports that have been audited; the number and types of complaint investigations recorded by the Office of Professional Standards that have been audited; findings; observations; and recommendations for improvements to Department policies and practices.
On October 28, the Social Justice and Equity Commission met with the Police Auditor to discuss the Draft 2024 Mid-Year Report since the planned establishment of a Community Policing Board, based on the Community Oversight of Law Enforcement (COLE) recommendations approved by Council in July 2024, are still underway.
The meeting was structured based on the COLE rec...
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