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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 90
1.
Independent Monitor Selection and Compensation (Task 49;
S.A. XIII.)
a.
Settlement Agreement Requirements
• By April 15, 2003, the parties must select a Monitor,
subject to the approval of the Court, who shall review
and report on OPD’s implementation of, and assist
with, OPD’s compliance with the Settlement
Agreement. The Settlement Agreement sets forth
extensive provisions related to the Monitor’s duties.
b.
Status of Compliance and Assessment
The compliance deadline for this task occurred in April, 2003. OPD obtained and
remains in compliance with this Settlement Agreement task. On July 15, 2003, the City
Council approved the parties’ selection of a Monitoring team. The Court approved that
selection on August 28, 2003.
K.
Compliance Unit (Tasks 50–51; S.A. XIV.)
Section XIV of the Settlement Agreement, Tasks 50–51, requires OPD to
establish a Compliance Unit to oversee and coordinate OPD’s compliance with the
Settlement Agreement and to conduct a variety of annual audits to determine OPD’s
compliance with selected provisions of the Settlement Agreement. The compliance
deadline for establishing the Compliance Unit (Task 50) occurred during the first
reporting period. OPD is in compliance with this task as it has not only established a
Compliance Unit, but continues to staff it with diligent individuals who work hard to
facilitate implementation of the Settlement Agreement. The compliance deadline for
conducting the annual audits occurred during the eighth reporting period. However, prior
to this deadline, OPD had already conducted several audits and published a Special Order
incorporating the requirements of this task.
1.
Compliance Unit Liaison Policy (Task 50; S.A. XIV.A.)
a.
Settlement Agreement Requirements
• By March 4, 2003, OPD must create a Compliance Unit
to serve for the duration of the Settlement Agreement.
The Compliance Unit will serve as the liaison between
OPD, the Monitor and Plaintiffs’ counsel, and will
assist with OPD’s compliance with the Agreement.
Among the Compliance Unit’s many duties is the
preparation of a semi-annual report describing the steps
taken, during that reporting period, to comply with the
provisions of the Settlement Agreement.