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Independent Monitoring Team Fourteenth Status Report of the Independent Monitor Delphine Allen, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. July 31, 2009 to January 13, 2010 Page 85 During the current reporting period, the IMT also completed an actual practice compliance review of Task 40-41. The findings of this review will be discussed in our forthcoming Task 40-41 report. OPD is currently not in compliance with Task 40. This task will be actively monitored under the MOU. The Monitor will conduct the required audits, reviews or studies to assess whether OPD is complying with the substantive task requirements. (MOU, paragraph 10.) 2. Use of Personnel Assessment System (PAS) (Task 41; S.A. VII.B.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By June 28, 2005, OPD must develop a policy for the use of PAS, including supervising and auditing the performance of specific members, employees, supervisors, managers and OPD units, as well as OPD as a whole. The Settlement Agreement sets forth extensive requirements regarding how PAS must be used. b. Status of Compliance and Assessment This task was assessed in conjunction with the PAS database assessment. See “Status of Compliance and Assessment” under Task 40, Personnel Assessment System (PAS)-Purpose, for Task 41’s status of compliance. During the tenth reporting period, many of the compliance standards for this task were lowered from 95% to 90% or modified to include a more subjective pass/fail assessment. OPD is not currently in compliance with Task 41. This task will be actively monitored under the MOU. The Monitor will conduct the required audits, reviews or studies to assess whether OPD is complying with the substantive task requirements. (MOU, paragraph 10.) D. Field Training Program (Task 42; S.A. VIII.) Section VIII of the Settlement Agreement, Task 42, requires OPD to make significant changes in the manner in which its Field Training Officers are selected, certified, trained, supervised, rotated, and evaluated. These enhancements are designed to ensure that rookie officers receive field training from seasoned officers who have demonstrated their leadership abilities, professionalism and commitment to OPD values. In order to ensure that the training is effective, the Settlement Agreement also requires OPD to conduct daily audits and regular evaluations of all Field Training Officers. The compliance deadline for this section of the Settlement Agreement occurred during the sixth reporting period.