combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 Settlement Agreement Language “By June 15, 2004, OPD must revise and update its disciplinary policy to ensure that discipline is imposed in a fair and consistent manner. The updated disciplinary policy must describe the circumstances in which disciplinary action is appropriate and those in which Division-level corrective action is appropriate, and establish a centralized system for documenting and tracking all forms of discipline and corrective action. The Settlement Agreement also sets forth general criteria for OPD’s response to sustained findings in Class I and Class II investigations.” Status: In Policy, Training, and Partial Practice Compliance Deliverables ¢ Departmental Discipline Policy Manual (including the Discipline Matrix) ¢ Departmental General Order M-3, Complaints Against Department Personnel or Procedures Special Order 8553, TB V-T.1, Internal Investigations Procedure Manual Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure 07-05, Skelly Process Task 46: Promotional Consideration ¢ Settlement Agreement Section X. C.; page 41, lines 4-16 (lead-in page 38, lines 21-22) e Assigned Unit: BOS Settlement Agreement Language e “By July 8, 2003, OPD’s promotion policy must be modified so that sustained misconduct cases against a member/employee are an important factor in determining promotability, including presumptive ineligibility for promotion for twelve months following the sustained finding of a Class I violation. ¢ The Settlement Agreement further requires the Chief of Police to consider the following criteria, in addition to other factors, in making promotional determinations: (a) Commitment to community policing; (b) Quality of citizen contacts; (c) Number of citizen complaints; (d) Instances of unnecessary use of force; and (e) Support for Departmental integrity measures.” Status: In Policy, Training, and Partial Practice Compliance Deliverables Memorandum from the Office of Chief of Police on Promotional Consideration (16 Jan 07) Implementation Activities During this reporting period, the Personnel Division published Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual 08-08, Promotional Consideration Procedure. The manual specifically outlines all the required steps and documents necessary for making promotional decisions. 78