combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 Settlement Agreement Language “By August 14, 2003, OPD must, based on contemporary police standards and best practices, develop and implement a policy to ensure appropriate supervision of its Area Command Field Teams, The Settlement Agreement sets forth certain provisions that must be included in the policy. Most notably, the Settlement Agreement requires that, under normal conditions, OPD assign one primary sergeant to each Area Command Field Team. Additionally, a supervisor’s span of control cannot exceed eight members.” Status: In Policy and Training Compliance Deliverables e Assignment of one primary sergeant to each Area Command Field Team (under normal conditions) ¢ A supervisory ratio not exceeding eight members to one Area Command Field Team primary sergeant (with certain exceptions) BFO Policy and Procedure 03-02, Supervisory Span of Control e Bureau of Investigations (BOI) Policy and Procedures 04-02, Supervisory Span of Control Implementation Activities The Department replaced BFO 03-02 and BOI 04-02 with DGO A-19, Supervisory Span of Control. Additionally, Special Order 8435, Acting Sergeant Selection Process was published, establishing procedures for ensuring that those individuals who serve as acting sergeants Task 21: Members’, Employees’ and Supervisors’ Performance Review ¢ Settlement Agreement Section IV. D.; page 17, lines 2-19 (lead-in page 15, lines 16-18) ¢ Assigned Unit: BOS Note: DGO B-6 is covered by and includes Tasks 21 and 44. Both of these Tasks share the same deliverable. Settlement Agreement Language e “By May 5, 2004, OPD must, based on contemporary police standards and best practices, develop and implement a member, employee and supervisor performance review policy. The Settlement Agreement sets forth certain criteria that must be included in this policy.” e “By July 7, 2004, OPD must hold its supervisors and commanders/managers responsible for identifying patterns of improper behavior of their subordinates. Failure to identify .Patterns and instances of misconduct when the supervisors or commanders/managers knew or reasonably should have known of the misconduct shall constitute grounds for discipline.” e “By July 7, 2004, Bureau of Field Operations sergeants and lieutenants must scrutinize arrests and uses of force that have been historically associated with police misconduct.” Status: In Policy, Training, and Partial Practice Compliance 48