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Nineteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor
for the Oakland Police Department
October 30, 2014
Page 80
Appendix B
Selected Inactive Task Assessments
During this reporting period, we reviewed four audits recently conducted by an external
consultant retained by OIG – for Tasks 1, 7, 21, and 27.
Task 1, IAD Staffing and Resources
Task 1 requires the following:
• Task 1.1: IAD assignments are made in accordance with the IAD manual (compliance
standard: 85%)
• Task 1.2: IAD rotations are in accordance with the IAD manual (compliance standard:
85%)
Specifically, this subtask requires that any rotation to IAD is exempt from the
transfer policy (compliance standard: Yes/No); IAD is a career development
opportunity within OPD (compliance standard: Yes/No); IAD considers rotation
of personnel on an annual basis when preparing performance appraisals and this
consideration is documented (compliance standard: 85%); and IAD staff may
request voluntary transfers and the IAD Commander makes every effort to
accommodate such requests as soon as possible in light of the operational needs
of the Division and the Department (compliance standard: Yes/No).
• Task 1.3: Training and qualifications of members and other personnel in IAD are
consistent with the IAD manual (compliance standard: 90%)
• Task 1.4: Confidential information is maintained in accordance with the IAD manual
(compliance standard: Yes/No).
To conduct this audit, the external consultant reviewed files for members and employees
currently assigned to IAD, and administered two surveys – one for IAD commanders, and one
for other IAD personnel – to determine if IAD met the provisions in the IAD manual referred to
in the audit protocol.
The audit found that OPD is not in compliance with Task 1. It noted, among other issues, that
several IAD personnel files were incomplete, IAD case files were not all stored properly, and the
Department did not sufficiently review the report-writing and investigative skills of prospective
IAD employees. During our next site visit, we will discuss this audit further with OPD officials
to follow up on what the Department is doing to address these and the other non-compliant
findings in the report. We will also review this Task in a future reporting period.
Task 7, Methods for Receiving Citizen Complaints
As noted in the body of our report, only one provision of Task 7 (Task 7.3) is being actively
monitored under the MOU. OPD has been in Phase 2 compliance with Task 7.3 since the second