3.1) Presentation and discussion of the City of Livermore Five-Year (2023-2028) Strategic Plan and Financial Plan, and results of the 2022 National Communities Survey.
My comment is regarding Goal 3 of our Strategic Plan tasking our Police Department to, “create a system of checks and balances by identifying the internal audits that should be conducted and the appropriate personnel to conduct and manage them”. This goal is insufficient and lacking.
We should set a goal to create a Police Accountability Board, similar to what Berkeley recently began in 2021. Their board of 9 residents holds bi-monthly public meetings. Accountability starts with public oversight, transparency and opportunities for comments directly to our Police Department in public forums. It provides a way for policies and procedures to be discussed openly, and importantly, provides “a means for prompt, impartial and fair investigations of complaints brought by members of the public”.
There are better options available and I encourage our City Council consider revising this goal to create a system of real police accountability in Livermore.
My comment is regarding Goal 3 of our Strategic Plan tasking our Police Department to, “create a system of checks and balances by identifying the internal audits that should be conducted and the appropriate personnel to conduct and manage them”. This goal is insufficient and lacking.
We should set a goal to create a Police Accountability Board, similar to what Berkeley recently began in 2021. Their board of 9 residents holds bi-monthly public meetings. Accountability starts with public oversight, transparency and opportunities for comments directly to our Police Department in public forums. It provides a way for policies and procedures to be discussed openly, and importantly, provides “a means for prompt, impartial and fair investigations of complaints brought by members of the public”.
There are better options available and I encourage our City Council consider revising this goal to create a system of real police accountability in Livermore.