Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document930 Filed05/01/13 Page32of59 compliance with the NSA requirement. The City must recognize this fact and authorize an appropriate number of Sergeant promotions. Experienced supervision is key to long term stability and policy adherence. Rotation of Sergeants through key positions in the Department (Internal Affairs, Investigations, and Special Operations) is necessary to ensure career development for future leadership and effective management of the agency. • The current Sergeants Promotion List contains persons qualified for promotion. Promote qualified persons ASAP. OPD will never fully satisfy the requirements of this Task until all available Sergeant positions are filled with qualified, full- time personnel. • Bring Task 24: Use of Force Reporting Policy, into compliance. MONITOR 12™ QUARTERLY COMMENTS AS TO REASONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE: Comments: We found OPD in partial compliance with Task 24 during the last reporting period, as the Department was not in compliance with the requirements that OPD personnel on the scene of the incident report all uses offeree on the appropriate form, arid document every use of force and/or the drawing and intentional pointing of a firearm. Discussion: As previously reported, OPD published Departmental General Order K-4, Reporting and Investigating the Use of Force (February 17, 2006), which incorporates the requirements of Task 24. OPD revised DGO K-4 on August 1, 2007. On April 15, 2009, OPD issued Special Order 8977, amending DGO K-4. The revised policy also incorporates the requirements of Task 24. On November 23, 2010, OPD issued Special Order 9057, amending DGO K ^ to extend Level 1 and Level 4 reporting timelines. As the Department has trained at least 95% of relevant personnel on these policies, we find OPD in continued Phase 1 compliance with this Task. During our August 2012 site visit, we again met with OPD command personnel and OIG to discuss ongoing problem areas in use offeree 32