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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 50 required by the Settlement Agreement, OPD is also reviewing and updating all of its other use of force policies to ensure that they are consistent with and reinforce one another, and that they represent contemporary policing practices. The IMT and the Court have commended the Department for undertaking this important endeavor. 1. Use of Force Reporting Policy (Task 24; S.A. V.A.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By July 20, 2004, OPD must develop and implement a policy for reporting use of force that requires: o all members/employees to notify their supervisor as soon as practicable following any investigated use of force or allegation of excessive use of force; o all members/employees at the scene to report all investigated uses of force on the appropriate form in every investigated use of force incident, unless otherwise directed by the investigating supervisor; o OPD personnel to document any use of force and/or the drawing and intentional pointing of a firearm at another person; o a supervisor to respond to the scene upon notification of an investigated use of force or an allegation of excessive use of force, unless community unrest or other conditions makes this impracticable; o OPD to notify the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office and Departmental investigators in certain use of force incidents; and o OPD to enter data regarding use of force into OPD’s Personnel Information Management System (PIMS). b. Status of Compliance and Assessment The compliance deadline for this task occurred in July 2004. During the last reporting period, OPD completed its primary use of force policies, and trained over 95% of relevant personnel on these policies. OPD committed substantial time and energy to this project and was able to complete both the policies and training by the court-ordered