Public Safety Committee
February 8, 2022
AGENDA REPORT
TO:
Honorable Mayor & City
Councilmembers
FROM:
Office of the Inspector
General
Police Commission
SUBJECT: Referral of Bey Matter to OIG for
Lessons Learned and Policy
Recommendations, if any
DATE: February 1, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
Receive An Informational Report From Inspector General (“IG”) Phillips About the Police Commission’s IG Referral for Forward-Looking Policy Reform Steps Stemming From The Bey Matter.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Oakland Police Commission voted in November of 2021 to refer the Bey matter to the Office of the Inspector General to ensure that the new IG could review the underlying records and report to the Commission with any policy recommendations for changes to Oakland Police Department (“Department”) rules and practices going forward.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The Chair of the Commission on July 22, 2021 directed Commission staff to agendize a vote to refer the subpoenaed records related to this matter to the new Inspector General, with direction to review the subpoenaed records and present policy recommendations . On November 18, 2021, the Commission officially voted forward the referral.
The Commission’s charter role codified in Oakland City Charter S ection 604(a)(1) is to oversee the Oakland Police Department (“Department”) to ensure its policies, practices, and customs conform with national standards of constitutional policing.
The Inspector General’s functions and duties codified in Oakland Munici pal Code Section
2.45.120 include “Monitoring, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding the Department's policies and procedures as requested by the Commission in furtherance of its duties under City Charter section 604(b)(4), (5) and (6).”
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Subject: Informational Report re: Bey Case
Date: February 1, 2022 Page 2
Public Safety Comte
February 8, 2022
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to receive this informational report.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No outreach was deemed necessary for this informational report beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures.
COORDINATION
This report was coordinated with the Oakland Police Commission.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: There are no formal economic opportunities associated with this report.
Environmental: There are no formal environmental opportunities associated with this report.
Race and Equity: Equity is an essential principle driving constitutional policing and civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report from the Oakland Police Commission About Forward- Looking Policy Reform Steps Stemming From The Bey Matter.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Phillips
Inspector General, Police Commission