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Recommendation to receive and file a report on the evaluation of the City of Long Beach Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC); and
Receive general direction from the City Council on the recommendations to begin the process for a Charter Amendment on a new CPCC structure and initiate the meet and confer process with employee labor organizations. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
As a part of the City of Long Beach (City) Racial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative, the City Council provided direction to engage an outside expert to evaluate the operations of the CPCC. The independent evaluation was identified as a short-term action under Goal 3: Redesign police approach to community safety; Strategy 2: Redesign police oversight and accountability through improved complaint and discipline practices. As part of the Adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget City Council approved $150,000 in funding to be used to conduct a study of the CPCC and support the implementation of the study’s recommendations.
On January 27, 2021, a request for proposals (RFP) process was initiated to seek a qualified firm to evaluate the CPCC. On April 15, 2021, a Notice of Intent to award a contract to Polis Solutions, Inc. (Polis), of Seattle, WA, was posted. Under this contract, Polis is working with subcontractor Change Integration, of Seattle, WA, forming the Polis-Change Integration evaluation team. The approved work plan for the evaluation was initiated in June 2021. General objectives included in the work plan were: 1) Identify ways to improve existing CPCC operations; 2) Identify options for redesign of the CPCC; 3) Identify any related legislative priorities; and 4) Produce an implementation roadmap.
This report provides a background on the CPCC as well as information on the CPCC evaluation and potential implementation.
History and Background of the CPCC
On April 10, 1990, the Long Beach electorate amended the City’s Charter to include Sections 1150-1155, establishing the CPCC. ...
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