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Independent Monitoring Team Ninth Status Report of the Independent Monitor Delphine Allen, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. May 13, 2006, to November 30, 2006 Page 40 Task 16 cases in the future and this will soon be implemented. The IMT elected to postpone its formal compliance review with this task until the upcoming reporting period to provide OPD the opportunity to ensure all Task 16 cases are identified. In the interim, the IMT will meet with IAD to review our findings of the Task 16 cases we did review to ensure that IAD and the IMT have a common understanding regarding how these cases will be assessed and to allow OPD to address any problems prior to the IMT’s formal compliance assessment of this task. During the upcoming reporting periods, the IMT will determine whether OPD’s actual practices comply with this Settlement Agreement provision. 17. Audit, Review and Evaluation of IAD Functions (Task 17; S.A. III.P.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • OPD and the Monitor shall conduct audits, reviews and evaluations of IAD functions, as specified in the Settlement Agreement. b. Status of Compliance and Assessment Task 17 has no separate requirements. Task 17 reiterates Task 51, which requires OPD to conduct several annual audits, including audits of IAD functions, and the duties of the Monitor, reflected elsewhere in the Settlement Agreement. As discussed in our task update for Task 51, OPD remains in compliance with this Settlement Agreement task. It has conducted on-going reviews and evaluations of IAD's complaint intake and investigation functions, including providing feedback to IAD regarding complaint quality and timeliness. B. Supervisory Span of Control and Unity of Command (Tasks 18–23; S.A. IV.) Section IV of the Settlement Agreement, Tasks 18–23, covers a number of changes required to improve supervision of OPD officers and employees, particularly field supervision of OPD’s patrol officers. In addition to the key requirement of a 1:8 supervisor to patrol officer ratio, this section promotes more consistent supervision by requiring the assignment of a single supervisor to each OPD member and employee. This section also requires mechanisms to improve the detection and communication of problems or potential problems, including regular performance review meetings and assignment of a liaison to the District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s Offices.