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Twenty-First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department May 4, 2015 Page 65 shall be to a position with little or no public contact when there is a nexus between the at-risk behavior and the “no public contact” restriction. Sustained complaints from incidents subsequent to a member/employee’s referral to PAS shall continue to result in corrective measures; however, such corrective measures shall not necessarily result in a member/employee’s exclusion from, or continued inclusion in, PAS. The member/employee’s exclusion or continued inclusion in PAS shall be at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his/her designee and shall be documented. 16. In parallel with the PAS program described above, the Department may wish to continue the Early Intervention Review Panel. 17. On a semi-annual basis, beginning within 90 days from the effective date of this Agreement, the Chief of Police, the PAS Activity Review Panel, PAS Oversight Committee, and the IAD Commander shall meet with the Monitor to review the operation and progress of the PAS. At these meetings, OPD administrators shall summarize, for the Monitor, the number of members/employees who have been identified for review, pursuant to the PAS policy, and the number of members/employees who have been identified for PAS intervention. The Department administrators shall also provide data summarizing the various intervention strategies that have been utilized as a result of all PAS Activity Review and Reports. The major objectives of each of these semi-annual meetings shall be consideration of whether the PAS policy is adequate with regard to detecting patterns of misconduct or poor performance issues as expeditiously as possible and if PAS reviews are achieving their goals. 18. Nothing in this Agreement, and more specifically, no provision of PAS, shall be construed as waiving, abrogating or in any way modifying the Department’s rights with regard to discipline of its members/employees. The Department may choose, at its discretion, to initiate the administrative discipline process, to initiate PAS review or to use both processes concurrently or consecutively. (Negotiated Settlement Agreement VII. B.) Discussion: OPD revised and issued Departmental General Order D-17, Personnel Assessment Program, in November 2013. Based on the existing policy, we again find OPD in continued Phase 1 compliance with this Task. This requirement addresses the effectiveness of the use of PAS to manage risk in the Department. Much of the discussion below addresses the process with regard to identifying and assessing individual officers based on risk-related behavior and intervening as appropriate. The system also supports a broader approach to managing risk in which the Department continuously assesses activity and seeks to incorporate those assessments more generally into its risk reduction effort. During our most recent site visit, the use of risk management concepts and data was well illustrated in the Risk Management Meeting that occurred. The meeting demonstrated high levels of risk relevant knowledge by the Area command staff and supervisors, and it included sound and challenging chairmanship of the meeting.