DEPARTMENT: Police
DEPARTMENT HEAD: William P. McManus, Chief of Police
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Citizen Advisory Action Board
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing the following appointments to the Citizen Advisory Action Board for a two year term to expire on March 1, 2020. The recommended list of appointees includes three females and four males and is comprised of three Hispanics, two Caucasians and two African Americans.
Jessica Todd Dr. Lawrence Schoenfeld
Dr. Esther Gergen Johnny Arredondo
Fred Williams Leslie Bramlett
Lauren Lefton
A total of 16 applicants were considered by a four-person panel, which consisted of Deputy City Manager Erik Walsh, Chief of Police William McManus, Deputy City Attorney Elizabeth Provencio and Captain Brian Reyes. The selected applicants will serve with the current civilian board members whose terms are scheduled to expire on November 9, 2019.
A priority of the City's during the 2009 collective bargaining negotiations and included within the final agreement was an increase in citizen participation within the citizen complaint process and internal police investigations. Additionally, how citizens were selected was amended to remove the SAPOA ability to strike candidates for consideration prior to City Council selection.
The Citizen Advisory Action Board (CAAB), which is comprised of seven uniformed officers and seven civilians, meets bi-weekly to hear investigations on complaints made against police officers for misconduct, use of force and violations of the SAPD general manual and makes recommendations of discipline to the Police Chief. The Police Chief selects a Deputy Chief to serve as the Chairman of the CAAB for a six month term. The remaining six uniform positions, which consist of one Captain, one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, one Detective-Investigator and two patrol officers, are selected to serve a six month term by the Police Chief from...
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