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MEMORANDUM

TO:ATrN:FROM:DATE:RE:

City Manager s OfficeCraig KocianAdministrative Services AgencyJuly 30, 1996RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEEN THE CITY OF OAKLAND AND THE OAKLAND POLICEOFFICERS ASSOCIATION ON CONTINUATION OF THE CITIZENSPOLICE REVIEW BOARD

A resolution has been prepared for Council consideration which approvesMemorandum of Understanding MOU) between the City of Oakland and the OaklandPolice Officers Association OPOA) on continuation of the Citizens Police ReviewBoard CPRB).City staff has recently concluded discussions with the OPOA regarding the impacts onrepresented employees of changes to Ordinance No 11567 which establishes theCPRB. Changes to Ordinance No 11567 are codified in a new ordinance which isbeing considered for final passage by Council. The proposed MOU eliminatesattendance goals as a method for insuring Police Officer attendance at CPRB hearings.Such attendance, under the new ordinance, may be compelled by subpoena.Additionally, the MOU adds three new provisions; first, that the representative from theOffice of the City Attorney referenced in Section 6 E 2 of the new ordinance will act ina quasi-judicial manner during the conduct of hearings before the Board; second, thatneither the Council nor any City Official, employee or agent acting in the course andscope of his her employment shall support any initiative to alter, amend, or create asubstitute for the CPRB as it exists as of the effective date of the new ordinance; and,third, that the OPOA agrees that there may be no challenge to the documents releasedvoluntarily by an officer pursuant to Section 6 F 4 of the new ordinance.The MOU is for a period of two 2) years, terminating on June 30, 1998.

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CPRB MOU July 8 996

It is recommended that the resolution be approved.

Avon Manning DirectorAdministrative Services AgencyPrepared by:Cedric Williams Interim DirectorPersonnel Resource Management

Approved for Forwarding tothe City Cou .

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Memorandum of Understandingbetween theCity of Oakland and the Oakland Police Officers ssociation

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Citizens Police Review Board

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Whereas, the parties to this agreement, the City of Oakland and the Oakland PoliceOfficers Association OPOA) desire to improve police-community relations; andWhereas, both parties desire to reach an accommodation between the interests offact-finding and the rights and interests of employees in confidentiality;Therefore, it is agreed as follows:1 This agreement shall cover City of Oakland employees officially designatedto be members of Representation Unit P - sworn police officers, represented by theAssociation. The parties acknowledge that they have met and conferred in good faith inaccordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and the Charter the City of Oakland.2 The OPOA waives whatever rights it has to object to the revelation ofdocuments and reports of the Professional Standards Section PSS), in the manner ashereafter described, whether such rights exist under the California Evidence Code, thePenal Code, or otherwise.3 The OPOA waives any rights it has to meet and confer further concerningthe continuation or existence of a Citizens Police Review Board CPRB) as said CPRBis established, implemented, and constructed, in terms of its constitution, powers, andprocedures, in a proposed ordinance to be submitted to the Oakland City Council, a true

and correct copy of which is attached hereto and is hereby incorporated herein byreference. The waiver of rights by the OPOA contained in paragraphs 2 3 and 7, and allother commitments contained herein by the OPOA shall cease if said ordinance ischanged or not adopted. Moreover, if the City proposes to change such ordinance, thewaiver of any meet and confer rights of the OPOA under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act orunder the Charter shall cease.

4 The PSS reports and documents described herein, which may be revealedto members of the CPRB for their examination, are to be those PSS documents gathered rdrafted to deal with the same, specific incident being investigated by the CPRB. NoPSS documents pertaining to prior or other incidents are to be revealed.

5 PSS documents for the purposes of this agreement include complaints madeto PSS, statements of witnesses made to PSS, statements of police officers made to PSS,any other raw data or evidence provided to PSS dealing with the incident in question, aswell as any summaries, reports, or descriptions developed by PSS personnel themselves.

PSS documents pertaining to an incident, as described above, may beturned over to members the CPRB under the following conditions:

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A. The PSS documents may be copied for purposes of CPRSexamination as described herein by the custodian of records of PSS, accompanied by anOPO observer. All documents, and copies thereof as described herein, are to bepaginated, with each page carrying the designation, for example, of 1 of 25 ... 23 of 25 ,... and so on.

S The original and all copies are to remain in the possession of thecustodian of records of PSS, and are never to leave his/her possession except whenbeing examined by members of the CPRS, and then only under the conditions describedherein.

C The documents are to be examined by members of the CPRS in thesame room as the custodian of records from PSS and an observer among themselves,out of earshot of the PSS representative and the OPOA observer, but the PSS documentsand copies thereof, are not to leave the sight of the PSS representative and OPOobserver. Notes of a general non-verbatim) nature may be taken by members of theCPRS for purposes of review and discussion later, except that such notes shall also besubject to the confidentiality provisions and commitments of this Memorandum ofUnderstanding.

D Each document distributed to members of the CPRS shall beidentified as being the document of the particular member to whom it is distributed, andsuch copies shall be collected by the PSS representative immediately after review by theCPRS members involved. If CPRS members need to review the PSS documents onanother occasion, the PSS documents again including copies) shall be returned to thePSS custodian of records and maintained in his possession until such next meeting.When and if CPRS returned to the custodian of records from PSS, who shall thenimmediately destroy all copies made for use by the CPRS members, in the presence ofthe OPO observer.

E The contents of all PSS documents are to be kept confidential by theCPRS, and its members. This obligation of confidentiality shall extend to staff personnelassigned to the ePRS by the City Manager or the City Attorney. The contents may bediscussed in a closed deliberative meeting of CPRS members, but shall not be revealedto members of the general public, the media, or any other person or body, except bywayof communication, oral or written, again to be confidential, to the Office of the CityManager or the Director of Police Services. Any confidential communication under thisOU to the City Manager or Director of Police Services shall be supplemental to anyreport or recommendation referenced in the ordinance. Any communication from the CityManager or the Director of Police Services in response to said supplementary confidentialcommunication shall, in turn, be confidential and supplemental to any reports, orresponses by the City Manage required by the ordinance. This commitment of

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confidentiality does not preclude the CPRS or its members from issuing any report,conclusions or recommendations to the general public which do not reveal information orfacts obtained from the PSS documents. This commitment of confidentiality specificallyincludes any communications that might be made to parties, witnesses or members of thegeneral public at CPRS hearings.

F Employees represented by the OPOA whose records are containedin such PSS documents, or whose na es actions, or omissions are described therein,are third-party beneficiaries of the ornmitments made under this MOU. Suchbeneficiaries may seek whatever relie is appropriate before the appropriate forum, forviolations of this agreement. If there is violation of this agreement, the prevailing party,including third-party beneficiaries, shall (eCeiVe reasonable attorney s fees.

6 Members of the CPRS, ~ i rto officially assuming their duties, shall sign anagreement indicating their awareness of he terms of this MOU, their willingness to abideby its terms, and their willingness to car out the commitments of confidentiality containedherein. Such agreement shall be in t h ~ o r m of an exhibit which is attached hereto andincorporated herein by reference. Copi s of such agreements shall be forwarded to theOPOA for its records, prior to the assu ption of duties by the CPRS members.

7 The OPOAwaives any rig ts it may have to object to the revelation to CPRBmembers (or members of a similar ody), in the manner herein described of nonpersonnel records as defined in appro riate Penal Code and Evidence Code Sections),whether those rights arise under the Pen I Code, Evidence Code, or otherwise. Providedalso there may be no challenge to the dOfuments released pursuant to paragraph nine (9)of this agreement. 1

8 The OPOA will furnish to Police Department sufficient names of OPOArepresentatives (observers) as descri ed herein such that cost to the City may beminimized by having such officer act as an observer during his/her normal on-duty shift.9 It is understood that an officer may waive confidentiality by authorizingrelease of any and all statements provided by him/her to the Professional StandardsSection, and the aforementioned provisions of paragraph five (5) shall not apply to suchwaiver.10 The parties contemplate that the representative from the Office of the CityAttorney referenced in Section 6 (E) of the attached ordinance will act in a quasi-judicialmanner and the Board will solely find fact, draw conclusions, and make recommendationsconsistent therewith. The roles are generally analogous to a judge and jury, respectively.The representative (attorney) from the City Attorney s office may determine as out oforder or as inappropriate statements by complainants, officers, their representatives,

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witnesses, or members of the Board, or any other person present at the hearing.11 Neither the City Council collectively as a body nor any City Official,employee, or agent acting in the course and scope of his/her employment, agency oroffice, shall directly or indirectly, support any initiative Charter or otherwise) to alter,amend, or create a substitute for the CPRB as it existed as of July 31 1996.12 The term of this agreement shall be from July 3 996 to June 30, 1998except as follows:The terms of this agreement shall not be binding upon the parties if the CPRB asdescribed in the attached ordinance ceases to exist and as long as no similar bodyreplaces it

CITY OF OAKLAND, a municipalcorporation

JIM McCORMICKEmployee Relations Officer

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OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERSASSOCIATION

BOB VALLADONPresident

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EXHIBIT Agreement to abide by terms of the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and

confidentiality provisions thereof.I , have read and am familiar with the terms andcommitments of an MOU between the City of Oakland and the Oakland Police OfficersAssociation OPOA) effective July 3 1996. A copy of that agreement is attached hereto,incorporated herein, and is initialed by me on its pages.I do agree to be bound as a member of the CPRB to the commitments of CPRBmembers and of the City of Oakland as described in said Memorandum of Understanding.

CPRB Member s Signature Date

NOTE: This exhibit is signed by all members of the Citizens Police Review Board to acknowledge that themember is familiar with the MOU, agrees to abide terms of the MOU a nd its confidentialityprovisions

CPRB-MOUJuly 30 1996

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elease of tatement

Pursuant to Section 6, F, 4 the Citizen Police Review Board Ordinance Iauthorize the release to the CPRB any and all statements I have made to the PoliceDepartment relative to CPRB complaint

Date: _ Officer s Name:Officer s Signature

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INTRODUCED BY COUNC LMEMSER _

ORDIN N E No C M SMLM:trc wpr 5

7/15/96AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDJNANCE NO. 11567 c.M.S. ANDCREATING A CITIZENS POllCE REVIEW BOARD PURSUANT TOARTICLE VI OF TBE CHARTER TO ASSIST AND ADVISE THE CITYMANAGER AND TBE CITY COUNCILWHEREAS, the Citizens Police Review Board was established by ordinance by the City

Council of the City of Oakland for the pUI1 0se of reviewing certain complaints of conduct bypolice officers, conducting fact-finding investigations of these complaints, and thereafter makingadvisory reports to the CityManager of the facts ofthese complaints; and

WHEREAS, notions of the public accountability and procedural fairness invite expansionand refinement of the Board s jurisdiction and its processes tor fact-finding and recommendations;and

WHEREAS at a Special Meeting of the City Council convened on or about April 26,1994, the City Council determined that existing boards and commissions should be amended toincorporate unifonn requirements regarding the selection ofmembers, the duties of said members,and the general responsibilities ofboards and commissions; now therefore

The Council of the City of Oakland does ordain as follows:SECTION Ordinance No. 11567 C.MS. is hereby repealed.SECTION 2. Creation of the Citizens Ponce Review BoardPursuant to Section 6 of the Charter of the City of Oakland there is hereby created a

Citizens Police Review Board (hereafter Board ). It shall be the duty of the Board to investigateand review certain complaints regarding the conduct ofOakland police officers and park rangersand thereafter deliver in a timely manner advisory reports to the City Manager regarding the factsof and a recommended disposition of these complaints. In addition, the Board may, consistent iththe limitations set forth in section 6 CA of this Ordinance, recommend policy changes to thePublic Safety Committee ithregards to matters within its jurisdiction.SECTION 3. Membership of the Board

A Composition of the BoardThe Citizens Police Review Board shall consist of nine (9) members who shall serveWithout compensation.

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1 To the extent practicable,. appointments to the Board shall be made in accordance with theCit1s affirmative action policies. To the extent practicable, appointments to the Board shall reflect the geographical

diversity of the City.B. oard Member Qualifications

1 The members of the Board shall be Oakland residents who have attained aminimum eighteen (18) years of age.

Within nine months of appointment each Board member must complete theCitizens Police Academy and the Police Deparnnent s ride-along program.C ppointment ofoard Members

1 Members will be appointed as follows: recommendation by Council members,appointment by the Mayor, and confirmation by the Council.

Council members must submit recommendations to the Mayor for consideration atleast 30 days prior to expiration of an existing board members term.D. Term ofoard Members

Commencing July 1 1996, members shall be appointed to staggered. terms, saidterms to commence upon the date of appointment, except that an appointment to fill a vacancyshall be for the unexpired portion of the term only

2 Length ofTerms: Except for the initial appointments made immediately followingpassage of this Ordinance which may be for a lesser term of one (1) year in order to establishstaggered. terms pursuant to subsection A, all appointments shall be for a period of two (2) years.

3 Limit on Consecutive Terms: Commencing with the effective date of thisOrdinance, no person shall be appointed to serve more than two (2) consecutive terms as amember of the Board. Members sitting on the effective date of this Ordinance shall not beappointed to serve more than (1) additional consecutive term as a member of the Board.

4 In the event an appointment to fill a vacancy has not occurred by the conclusion ofa Board members teIlIl, that member may continue to serve as a member of the Board during thesubsequent term in a holdover capacity for a period not to exceed. one year, to allow for theappointment of a Board member to serve the remainder of said. subsequent term.

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E. Elections of Officers and Meetings

Th e Board shall elect a chairperson an d vice chairperson from its members. Thesemembers shall serve in such capacity fo r a period of one 1) year from the effective date of this. Ordinance, except that in t he e ve nt of a vacancy, the duly elected member shall serve in the

capacity f or t he remainder of th e term. The Board shall meet at least once each month at anestablished. time suitable for its purpose. Such meetings shall be designated regular meetings.Meetings called by th e chairperson and meetings scheduled for a time or place other than fo rregular meetings shall be designated special meetings. Written notice of special meetings shall begiven to th e ty Clerk, Board m em bers, the Council and the press at least twenty four 24) hoursbefore th e meeting is scheduled to convene.F. Removal of Board Members

A member may be removed. pursuant to Section 601 of th e City Charter for, among otherthings, a conviction of a felony, misconduct, incompetence, inattention to or inability to performduties. To assure participation of Board members, attendance by th e members of t h e B oa rd at llregularly scheduled and special meetings of the Board shall be recorded, and such record shall beprovided semi-annually to the Office of th e Mayor for review. Absence of a Board member fromthree 3) consecutive regular meetings or from five 5) regular meetings in a calendar year shallconstitute cause for removal.

SECTION 4. VacanciesA vacancy on the Board will exist whenever a member d.ies resigns, or is removed or

whenever an appointee fails to be confirmed by th e Council within thirty 3 0) d ay s o frecommendation.

SECTION 5. Jurisdiction of th e BoardTh e jurisdiction of th e Board shall be as follows: 1) The Board may exercise concurrent with the Director of Police Services)

origin l jurisdiction over individuals complaints against police officer s or park rangers use ofexcessive force, or communication of bias based upon an individual s legally protected status race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability). The Director of PoliceServices shall be empowered to investigate such complaints concurrently With t he B oa rd andmake a detennination thereon.

2) All complaints falling Within the concurrent origin l jurisdiction of th e Boardmust be filed with the Board within one hundred and twenty 120) days of th e incidentcom plained of. A com plaint m ay be filed by the individual or by hislher representative sodesignated in writing y the complainant h filing a compl int pursu nt to this rdin nce

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does not constitute the filing ofa tort claim against th City ofOaklandpursuant to CaliforniaGovernment Code section 9 t seq

B. 1 With the exception of complaints overwhich the Board has concurrent originaljurisdiction, the Board shall have suppl m nt l jurisdiction over ll other complaints including.any complaint of excessive force or bias a complainant may elect to file initially with the PoliceDepartment as follows: after filing a complaintwith the Police e p r t m e n ~ the PoliceDepartment has either failed to complete its investigation within ninety 90 days from the date offiling or i the individual is dissatisfied with the investigative disposition, the individual may thenfile a complaint With the Board. The Police Department shall give e h individual who files acomplaint With it notice of this provision and the time lines set forth below.

2 All complaints falling Within the supplemental jurisdiction of the Board mustbe filed With the Board within thirty 30 days from either a. the date of the Director ofPoliceServices disposes of the complaint, or b. the expiration, without disposition, of ninety 90 daysfrom the date of the initial filing of the complaint With the Department.

SECTION 6. Rules and ProceduresA. Adoption ofRulesThe Board shall, in consultation With the CityManager and the City Attorney, and With

the approval of the City Council, establish rules and procedures, except as provided herein, for theconduct of its business.

B. Voting RequirementsThe affirmative vote of five 5 members of the Board shall be required fo r the adoption of

any motion or resolution With regard to recommendations for findings or discipline againSt anofficer, or for policy recommendations, or for any actions affecting the Police Department.Motions on all othermatters, not otherwise established herein, may be approved by a majority ofthose Board members present.

C. Reports bv the Board1 The Board shall make its reports and recommendations n writing unless otherwisedirected by the City Council.2. All reports and recommendations regarding proposed discipline of a police officer orranger shall be sent in writing to the City Manager. After careful consideration the City Managershall respond in writing to the Board as to whether or not the recommendations wereimplemented as recommended, implemented with modifiC3iioris, or not implemented and thereasons therefore.

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3. No less than twice each year th e Board shall issue a detailed statistical report to the PublicSafety Committee regarding complaints filed with the Board, the processing of these complaintsand their dispositions.4 The Board may on a quarterly basis recommend in writing policy changes with regards to

. matters within its origin l jurisdiction and on an annual basis with regard. to any other matterwithin its suppl m nt l jurisdiction.

D. Board CommitteesCity Council approval must be obtained prior to the creation of any standing committee of

the Board. A proposal to create a standing committee of the Board must include infoIlIlationregarding th e costs associated with staffing the standing committee, and the costs of complyingwith noticing and reporting requirements resulting from the establishment of any such standingcommittee of the Board.

E. Staff to th e Board The Board shall be assisted by a staff of civilian investigator(s) (hereafter Board sinvestigatorJl who shall work th e Office of the City Manager.2. A representative of the City Attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Californiashall be assigned to serve the Board when the Board is receiving testimonial evidence or receivingevidencethat could lead to an adverse factual finding or recommendation for discipline. TheBoard s attorney shall not in th e regular course ofbis her legal practice defend la w enforcementofficers. The Board s attorney shall no t participate in nor serve as counsel to th e City or any ofits Council members or employees in defense of any law suit arising from the incident(s) that isbefore the Board.

F. Pre Hearing Processing an d Investigation o f Complaints Individual complaints filed with th e Board shall be received and individuals shall beinterviewed at a location other than th e Police Administration Building or any satellite stationthereof .

2. Copies of all complaints filed with the Board shall be forwarded immediately to theDirector ofPolice Services.3. th e Board, or assigned staff so authorized, determines upon initial review that thecomplaint does not fall within th e jurisdiction of th e Board or is untimely, the complaint shall bereferred to t he Director ofPolice Services for appropriate investigation and disposition.

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4. The Chief shall order all officers subject to subpoena (as set forth in Section G.2. below)to fully cooperate with the oard sinvestigator either, at the election of the officer, byauthorizing release of any and all statements the officer provided to the Police Department in itsinvestigation of the below- mentioned complaint or by responding directly to the Boardinvestigator s inquiries.5. A ll records of the Police Deparnnent relating to the incident which gave rise to thecomplaint that is being investigated. by the Board, with the exception of personnel records, orother privileged records, shall be made available to the Board through its investigator within therestrictions of applicable federal, State, local law and appropriate contractual agreements.G. Hearings The Board s attorney and other staffmembers as needed, shall train th e Board in basicprinciples of due process and administrative hearing procedures.2. The oardshall have the power to subpoena civilianwitnesses, and those police officersan d park rangers who are identified in a complaint as having engaged in or witnessed conductwhose review is within the origin l or suppl m nt l jurisdiction of the Board.3. It shall be the so and exclusive responsibility of the Board s attorney to determine theorder and conduct of any public hearing conducted pursuant to this Ordinance and to rule on theadmissibility of any evidence n any hearing which may lead to an adverse finding of fact orrecommendation for discipline against a police officer, provided that the oardby motion may, bysix (6) votes, overrule any ruling under this provision made by the Board s.attorney.4. The hearing may follow an informal hearing procedure consistent with accepted practiceso f administrative procedure. oardmembers, the oard sattorney, and the oard sinvestigatormay question all witnesses. The officer who is the subject of the complaint or the officer srepresentative will be allowed reasonable cross examination of the complainant and wimesses andth e complainant or th e complainant s representative will be allowed. reasonable cross-examinationof th e officer and witnesses.5 The burden shall be placed upon the complainant to prove, by a preponderance of theevidence, the allegation(s) of the complaint.6. The Board s attorney may at the request of the Board assist it in fonnulating factUalfindings and legal conclusions but shall have no voting role n any Board action.7. Prior to the oard smaking any findings or recommendations, the oard sattorney withth e assistance of the Police Deparnnent staff: as needed, shall instruct the Board on the PoliceDepartment s applicable rules, orders, and regulations and law. The Board shall take into account l pertinent ty and Police Deparnnent rules and regulations and orders n making its findingsand recommendations.

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8. The Board shall have a goal of completing its ct finding and conclusions on an individuaLcomplaint within st y days from tile date of its :filing with the Board. In those instances whereth e goal cannot be achieved., the Board shall assure t t the comp1ainant receives notification ofth e status o f th e disposition iniiialIy upon the expiration ofsixty days following theregistrarion o f the complaint and every sixty 60 d ys thereafter until disposition The writtenresults of th e Board s findings an d recommendation s) sba l be forwarded. to the City Manager for

his o r her consideration.9. f after the appropriate investigation nd upon the recommendation ofstaf the Boardma y dismiss a complaint withOut hearing it i f it concludes that a hearing.would no t fu.cilitate. th efact-finding process an d tha:tno good cause is shownforfunheraction..

SECTION 7 MediationUpon the consent oithe complainant and th e officer against whom a complaint is filedcivilian investigator and/or th e Board. s attorney, is authorized to mediate. a final and binding

resolution of any complaint in accordance with the Board s establishedrules an d procedures.SECTION 8 Effective DateThis rdinanceshall take effect upon the date of passage.

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O KL ND ITY OUN ILRESOLUTION No M S

RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CI1Y OF OAKLAND ANDTHE OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ONCONTINUATION OF THE CITIZENS POLICE REVIEWBOARD

WHEREAS the Memorandum of Understanding on the continuation of theCitizens Police Review Board to be entered into between the City of Oakland and theOakland Police Officers Association has been presented to the City Council fordetermination pursuant to Section 3505.1 of the Government Code of the State ofCalifornia; andWH EREAS the terms and conditions contained in said Memorandum ofUnderstanding are in the best interests of the City now therefore; be it

RESOLVED: That said agreement be and it is hereby approved; and beit

FURTHER RESOLVED: That the provisions of said Memorandum ofUnderstanding are to be effective July 3 1996.I certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of a Resolutionpassed by th e City Council of th e City of Oakland California

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CITY OF O KL ND

ON C IT Y H A LL P LA Z A 6T H F LO O R O A K LA N D C A LIF O R NIA 9 46 2Office of the City AttorneyJayne WilliamsCity Attorney

HONORABLE CITY COUNCILOakland California

June 25 1996

510 238-3601FAX: 510 238-6500

TOO: 510 839-6451

Subject: Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 11567 C.M.S. nd Creating A CitizensPolice Review oard Pursuant to Article VI ofThe Charter To Assist ndAdvise The City Manager nd The City Council

Dear Mayor Harris and Members of the City Council:A Ordinance has been prepared repealing the prior Ordinance and creating a Citizens

Police Review Board pursuant to Article VI of the Charter.The Ordinance provides for the creation of a Citizens Police Review Board with theauthority to recommend to the City Manager discipline for peace or correctional officers who are

found to have exercised unlawful authority against a citizen and to recommend lawful changes inpolice and custodial practices.A copy of the Ordinance is attached for your information and review.

Respectfully submitted

Y ~ j . W ; I { ~ b c 1 ~JAYNE W. WILLIAMSCity Attorney

Attorney assigned:Marcia Meyers

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