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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to implement the provisions of the voter-approved Measure E for a phased transition of oversight of the Citizen Police Complaint Commission including: effective January 1, 2023, authorizing new police complaints to be filed with the Internal Affairs Division of the Long Beach Police Department, and authorize City Manager’s continued oversight of the Citizen Police Complaint Commission in their current role investigating police complaints until the new Office of Police Oversight is established and a Director of Police Oversight is recruited and onboarded;
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $191,336 for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) costs related to recruiting and onboarding a Director of Police Oversight pursuant to Measure E, offset by funds previously allocated for implementation of the Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance; and
Decrease appropriation in the General Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $191,336 originally allocated to implement the Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance to offset the FY 23 costs related to Measure E. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On February 15, 2022, the City Council considered a presentation on the Independent Evaluation Final Report (Polis Report) on the Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC) by staff and the consultant team of Polis Solutions and Change Integration. After hearing this item, the City Council directed staff to initiate the charter amendment process to establish a new CPCC structure. Subsequently, the Charter Amendment Committee jointly with the City Council, held three public hearings to discuss a proposed Charter Amendment that would establish a hybrid model of police oversight comprised of an Office of Police Oversight led by a Director of Police Oversight and a new restructured Police Oversight Commission to provide greater transparency and accountability. These joint hearings were held on June 1...
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