Alameda City Council
November 1, 2022

City Council
November 1, 2022
Police Accountability
1 Background
• The need to strengthen community policing is of utmost importance • In August of 2020, the City Manager appointed the Community-led Steering Committee on Police Reform and Racial Equity
• In March of 2021 City Council heard recommendations from the Committee and provided direction to the City Manager to follow up on 22 Action Items
• At a meeting on May 8, 2021 City Council added 8 action items • The 30 Action Items were then condensed into 24 Action Items 2 Background
• This presentation is focused on the recommendations from the Steering Committee and the direction from City Council regarding police accountability
• There are six options included in this report
3 Recommendation
• Police Auditor Reporting to the City Attorney
• Achieve Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
4 Option 1
• Full-time Police Auditor without CALEA accreditation
• Background and requisite experience
• Reporting Options
o City Manager
o City Attorney
o Chief of Police
o City Council
5 Option 2
• Achieve CALEA Accreditation
• Time to achieve accreditation
• Maintaining accreditation
6 Option 3
• Police Auditor Reporting to the City Attorney and
achieving CALEA accreditation
• Having the position report to the City Attorney allows it to be outside of the Police Chief’s chain of command
• NAACP recommended
7 Option 4
• Create a Police Commission
• Likely will require a Charter Amendment
• Timeliness of recommendations
8 Option 5
• Create Advisory Commission
• Timeliness of recommendations
9 Option 6
• Accountability would remain status quo with the
Chief of Police
10 Recommendation
• Option 3
• Police Auditor who reports to the City Attorney
11 Police Accountability
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