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TO: HonorableMayor &CityCouncil FROM: Nikki FortunatoBasMembersof thePublic Council President, District 2 SUBJECT:
OPDStaffingStudy(Item6.18)Budget AmendmentsFY2023-25(Item10) DATE: November 3, 2023
I amgrateful that theOfficeof theInspector General will completeastudyof OPDstaffing, asdirectedbytheCityCouncil inour FY2021-2023biennial budget andrecommendedbytheReimaginingPublicSafetyTaskForce.
Inorder tocontinueexpandingOakland’sholisticcommunitysafetysystem, criticaloutcomesof thisstudymust include:1. Further callsfor serviceanalysisandrecommendationsfor transferringordeprioritizingcertainlowlevel calls2. Recommendationsfor further civilianizationof swornpositions3. RecommendationstoaddresscomptimeasdescribedinauditsbytheOaklandCityAuditor in2015and2019 Since2021, Oaklandhasmadeprogresscreatinganalternativeresponseprogram(MACRO) tomanagecertainnon-violent callsfor service. Wehavealsocivilianizedseveral policefunctionsincluding: NeighborhoodServices, Special Events, certainTrafficEnforcement, whileInternal Affairswill becivilizedinthefuture.
Past analysisof callsfor service
1 reveal that themajorityof callsarenon-violent anddonot necessitateaswornpoliceofficer response. Inorder todivert thesecallstoanappropriateresponseandensurethat policearefocusedonrespondingtoandsolvingseriousandviolent crime, thestudy’sscopeneedsafull analysisof callsforserviceincluding(1) callsforservicetypesthat OPDisrespondingtoandtheirfrequencyand(2) identificationof call typesandcategoriesthat shouldbedivertedtootherresponsesordeprioritized.
Thisanalysismust beincludedinthescopeof workof theOPDStaffingStudy. Iunderstandthat it wouldcost anadditional amount, whichtheOIGisdetermining. 1 Assessment of OaklandPoliceDepartment Callsfor Service, AHDatalytics, March2021OaklandPoliceDepartment Callsfor ServiceAnalysis2018-2020, National Institutefor Criminal JusticeReport, June2022 CityCouncilNovember 7, 2023
HonorableMayor &CityCouncilSubject: OPDStaffingStudy&Budget AmendmentsFY2023-25Date: November 3, 2023 Page2 Therefore, IurgetheCityCouncil todirect theCityAdministratortoidentifyandallocatefundsforthispurpose. I recommendthat thesefundsbeincludedaspart of theBudget Amendmentsfor Improving911Response(Item#10), inwhich$125,000isallocatedfor 911DispatchProject Manager/Consultant (line11). I plantomakeamotionat theCouncil meetingtothiseffect.
Thankyoufor your consideration.
Respectfullysubmitted,
Nikki FortunatoBasCouncil President, District 2
CityCouncilNovember 7, 2023
HonorableMayor &CityCouncilSubject: OPDStaffingStudy&Budget AmendmentsFY2023-25Date: November 3, 2023 Page3 Relevant2021CouncilBudgetPolicyDirectives:
9.PoliceDepartmentCallsforService--DirectCityAdministratortopresentrecommendationsandaworkplanforCouncilconsiderationbyApril2022fortheadditionaltransferofcertaincategoriesofnon-violent,non-criminalcallsforservicefromthePoliceDepartmenttoalternativefirstresponders,includingtheFireDepartment,DepartmentsofTransportation,ViolencePrevention,PublicWorks,etc.,foreffectuationbyJuly2022.FortheDept.ofTransportation,thisshouldincludeananalysisofthetowingcontractcurrentlyadministeredbythePoliceDepartmentandthenine(9)traffic-relatedcallsinthefollowinglistprovidedtotheReimaginingPublicSafetyTaskForce.
CityCouncilNovember 7, 2023
HonorableMayor &CityCouncilSubject: OPDStaffingStudy&Budget AmendmentsFY2023-25Date: November 3, 2023 Page4 11a.IncreaseCapacitytoInvestigateandSolveCrimesandProduceHigherClearanceRatesonHomicides,MissingPersons,andOtherSeriousCrimesbyRestructuringInvestigationsUnits--Analyzepossibleincreaseincivilianpersonnelassignedtoinvestigationsandotherspecializedunits(includingpossiblenewclassifications)andconcomitantdecreaseinassignedswornofficersinthefollowingunits/positionsforgreatereffectivenessandcostsavings:EvidenceUnitPropertyEvidenceSpecialistUnitSexRegistrantsandIDSectionPatrolDeskinthePoliceAdministrationBuildingPatrolDeskattheEastmontSubstationSupervisionoftheHomelessOutreachUnitInternalAffairsDivisionTransportationLot911CallCenterTrafficEnforcement 11b.RemoveLowLevelandNonViolentCallsforServicefromthePoliceDepartment--Providedetailedanalysisandrecommendationsforoperationalizingtheremovaloflow-level,non-violentcallsforservicefromthePoliceDepartment’sresponsibilitiesandoptionsforanalternativeresponse.Low-level,non-violentcallsforserviceincludewhatthePoliceDepartmentclassifiesas“Administrative,Animal-related,Homeless,MentalHealth,Noise-related,AmbulanceRequested,andOther.” CityCouncilNovember 7, 2023