Public Safety Committee
July 8, 2025
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Joe Devries
City Administrator Deputy City Administrator
SUBJECT: Report On Transition Of OPD
Investigations To CPRA
DATE: June 23, 2025
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Council Policy Direction Regarding The Transfer Of Oakland Police Department Internal Affairs Investigations To The Civilian-Staffed Community Police Review Agency, And The Timeline And Budget For Full Implementation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 31, 2021, The Oakland City Council Approved Resolution Number 88607 C.M.S., Which Prioritized The Recommendations From The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Within The 2021-23 Fiscal Budget. This Resolution Aims To "[E]Xplore The Possible Transfer, No Earlier Than July 2022, Of The Majority Of The Internal Affairs Division From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) To The Community Police Review Agency (CPRA)."
On May 22, 2025, Councilmember Fife Requested That An Informational Report Be Heard By The Public Safety Committee Regarding The Civilianization Of Sworn Positions In OPD. The Accompanying Report (Attachment A) From The Director Of The CPRA Addresses This Request.
For questions regarding this report, please contact
Joe Devries, City Administrator
Analyst, at (510) 238-3083
Jestin Johnson (Jun 27, 2025 08:35 PDT)
Jun 27, 2025
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Report On Transition Of OPD Investigations To CPRA Date: June 23, 2025 Page 2
Life Enrichment Committee
June 25, 2024
Respectfully submitted,
JOE DEVRIES
Deputy City Administrator
Attachment (1):
A: Informational Report Re: Transfer of OPD Internal Affairs Investigations to Community Police Review Agency