ninth-report.pdf

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 78 fourth and fifth reporting period. With the publication during the seventh reporting period of the Departmental Discipline Policy (Training Bulletin V-T), OPD attained policy compliance with this task. The Settlement Agreement’s Promotional Consideration section, Task 46, requires the Department to consider a variety of factors when making promotional decisions, including sustained misconduct cases, quality of citizen contacts, and support for Departmental integrity measures. The compliance deadline for this task occurred during the first reporting period. However, OPD still has not completed a policy incorporating the requirements of this task. 1. Performance Appraisal Policy (Task 44; S.A. X.A.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements (see also Task 21) • By July 7, 2004, OPD must write individual annual performance appraisals for each member/employee being evaluated. These performance appraisals must accurately reflect the quality of the member/employee’s performance. The Settlement Agreement sets forth criteria for these performance appraisals, including documentation of complaints and patterns of conduct, and accountability of PSA lieutenants for the quality of community contacts by their beat officers. The Settlement Agreement further designates the supervisor responsible for completing the performance appraisal and requires OPD to conduct regular audits of the performance appraisal system to ensure compliance with the Settlement Agreement. b. Status of Compliance and Assessment The due date for this task occurred in July 2004. OPD developed a compliant policy incorporating this provision, General Order B-6, Performance Appraisal, in advance of the due date. During the seventh reporting period, OPD provided the IMT with sufficiently reliable training data to enable us to confirm that OPD had trained 95% or more of relevant personnel on this task. During this reporting period, OPD published a revised version General Order B-6 to provide additional guidance to supervisors and managers. The IMT determined that the revisions comply with the Settlement Agreement. According to OPD, during this reporting period it trained more than 95% of its personnel on the revised policy. The IMT will verify training on this policy and report the results in our next status report.