Title
Discussion on Addressing Vacancies on the Police Use of Force Event Board
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Discuss approaches to filling current vacancies on the Police Use of Force Event Board.
Report
Issue:
Whether to discuss approaches to filling current vacancies on the Police Use of Force Event Board.
Staff Contact:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, City Manager's Office, 360.753.8361
Presenter(s):
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director
Background and Analysis:
Initiative 940 requires that where the use of deadly force by a peace officer results in death, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm an independent investigation must be completed to help determine if the use of force met the appropriate good faith standard. The law also requires the formation of Independent Investigative Teams (IIT) to conduct investigations of police deadly force incidents. The IIT must include at least two non-law enforcement community representatives who operate completely independent of any involved agency.
To ensure the non-law enforcement community representatives are independent of any involved agency, City Council approved that the recruitment of Olympia's community representatives be conducted through the General Government Committee's (now the Community Livability and Public Safety Committee's) regular boards and commissions recruitment process.
In October 2020, the then General Government Committee interviewed applicants to recommend a pool of six community representatives on the Police Use of Force Event Board.
In recent months, two members of the pool stepped down from the board, reducing the membership of the board by a third. The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee holds responsibility for the recruitment process to fill vacancies on Council-appointed boards and commissions.
Neighborhood/Community Interest (if known):...
Click here for full text