Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document930 Filed05/01/13 Page2of59 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Letter from Compliance Director 3 Introduction 4 Initial Findings 9 Action Plan TOPICAL AREA #1 11 While the vast majority of OPD Officers are dedicated, hardworking men and women doing an extraordinarily difficult job, a few behave in manners that result in citizen complaints and administrative investigations. TOPICAL AREA #2 28 Supervisors fail to enforce Departmental policy by not intervening in or reporting unacceptable behavior that they are either informed of or witness. TOPICAL AREA #3 46 Investigations fail to thoroughly and impartially seek the truth in reported allegations of officer misconduct. TOPICAL AREA #4 53 Executive leadership has permitted members of the organization to believe that the behaviors articulated in Topical Areas # 2 and #3 are both tolerated and acceptable. TOPICAL AREA #5 55 Executive leadership fails to act proactively on issues/processes within their ability to implement that, cumulatively, would have major impact on Departmental effectiveness. Tentative Budget for first year 57