Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document930 Filed05/01/13 Page9 of 59 INITIAL FINDINGS This Plan has been produced after only six weeks of review of OPD by the Compliance Director and his staff. This Remedial Action Plan is organized in a manner that identifies strategies necessary to address defined weaknesses. Strategies include those items from the NSA that are either non-compliant or partially compliant. Additional actions are also included that are deemed necessary to go beyond technical compliance with the NSA, to insure the future health and viability of the organization. Timelines and responsible parties are identified for each task. Finally, a budget estimate for implementation is provided, in accordance with the Court-ordered Tasking. In preparing the action plan items that follow, we have remained cognizant that OPD is an organization stretched to the limit for both sworn and civilian personnel. Field commanders have told us that they recognize the need for improvements, especially in the training area, but are very reluctant to remove personnel from the street to attend training. This poses a difficult question: How "well" can OPD afford to get? Each officer receiving necessary training means one less officer on the street We are encouraged that the City of Oakland is now seemingly committed to funding a series of police academy classes over the next two years. They will provide much-needed increases of sworn personnel. However, these increases will come slowly, and OPD has many immediate needs. Balancing these opposing forces will require careful planning and cooperation between the City, OPD, the Independent Monitor, the Compliance Director, and other involved stakeholders. NOTE 1: "OPD PLAN TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE" discussions in the following have been quoted directly from the current undated OPD Task Compliance Plan, as provided to the Compliance Director in March, 2013. NOTE 2: "MONITOR 12^^ QUARTERLY COMMENTS AS TO REASONS FOR NON- COMPLIANCE:" discussions have been quoted directly from the Twelfth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department, dated January 30, 2013.