Police Commission
CITY OF OAKLAND
Application for Position of Commissioner
The purpose of the Police Commission is to oversee the Oakland Police Department in order to make sure that its policies, practices and customs meet national standards of constitutional policing.
A Selection Panel of volunteer community members will select Oakland residents to serve on the Police Commission. Seated Commissioners are volunteers and will not be compensated.
A licant Information
Full Name: Harbin-Forte Brenda F. Date: 11/20/2022
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Su lemental Questionnaire
The purpose of this supplemental questionnaire is to evaluate your qualifications to serve on the Police Commission. This application, along with your answers to these questions, will be used by the Selection Panel to select the most suitably qualified candidates (Question 1, 2, 3 and 4 below.) • Applications submitted without a completed supplemental questionnaire will not be considered. • Please limit your response to each question to one 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper (single or double spaced).
Please respond (in writing) to the following questions:
1. Please describe any life work and significant community volunteer experiences that prepare you to contribute to the work of the Commission.
2. Please describe your contacts or experiences with the Oakland Police Department.
3. Please describe, if applicable, if you or an immediate family member has had significant volunteer or employment experience:
a. as a police officer,
b. as a criminal prosecutor or defense attorney,
c. with a public agency or nonprofit community group serving or advocating for crime victims or persons charged or convicted of crimes.
4. Have you ever served on a board, committee, commission, or other group? (Examples might include church boards or school organizations.) Please describe your experiences. What were the most challenging aspects of your participation?
2 Ap lication Considerations
Check all that apply:
I would like to be considered as a Selection Panel appointee? I would like to be considered as a Mayoral Appointee?
References
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Please list three professional or personal references who are familiar with your background, experience and as a Commissioner.
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qualifications, and who can answer questions about your ability to serve Full Name: Hon. Judith Ford (Ret.)
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Friend --------Full Name: Bari Robinson, Esq.
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Voluntary Self-Identification Questionnaire
1. With which race and/or ethnicity do you identify? (Check all that apply.) White
t/ Black or African American
Latino
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Asian
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Other: _________ _
I do not wish to Self-Identify
2. What is your gender?
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3. You are considered to have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment or medical condition that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you have a history of such an impairment or medical conditions. ease check one of the boxes below:
Yes, I have a disability (or previously had a disability) No, I do not have a disability
I do not wish to answer
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