COMMUNITY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE

Final Recommendations

Presented to the

Sonoma County Board of SupervisorsMay 12, 2015

PRESENTERSTask Force Members:Caroline Bañuelos, Chair Robert Edmonds, Vice Chair Eric Koenigshofer, Chair, Law Enforcement Accountability SubcommitteeSylvia Lemus, Chair, Community Policing SubcommitteeOmar Paz, Jr., Chair, Community Engagement and Healing Subcommittee

StaffCaluha Barnes, Principal Analyst, Office of the County Administrator

Oscar Chavez, Assistant Director, Sonoma County Department of Human ServicesBrian Vaughn, Division Director, Department of Health Services’ Health Policy, Planning & Evaluation

Presentation Agenda:Overview of Task ForceIntroduction of Chairs

RecommendationsLaw Enforcement AccountabilityCommunity Policing Community Engagement and

HealingQuestions / Discussion

Task Force AppointmentsFourth DistrictSupervisor Gore*:Jose CastañedaCarolyn LopezJoe Palla

Third DistrictSupervisor Zane:Robert EdmondsSylvia LemusFrancisco H. Vázquez

First District Supervisor Gorin:Caroline BañuelosBrien FarrellMaité Iturri

Second DistrictSupervisor Rabbitt:Jeanne BuckleyLynn H. KingTodd Mendoza

Fifth DistrictSupervisor Carrillo: Eric KoenigshoferIrene RosarioAmber Twitchell

Sheriff’s OfficeSheriff Steve Freitas:Lt. Mark EssickOmar Paz, Jr. Judy Rice**

City of Santa RosaMayor Scott Bartley:Evelyn CheathamGustavo Mendoza

District AttorneyJill Ravitch:Cora Guy

*Appointed by former Supervisor McGuire**Resigned March, 2015

Four Task Force Directives

1. Independent Citizen Review Body

2. Community Policing Options

3. Separation of Sheriff and Coroner Offices

4. Other Community Feedback

Law Enforcement Accountability Subcommittee

Eric Koenigshofer, ChairJose CastañedaEvelyn CheathamRobert EdmondsMark EssickLynn H. King Todd Mendoza Irene RosarioAmber Twitchell

Law Enforcement Accountabilityfinal recommendations

Create an Office of Independent Auditor

Civil Grand Jury is not feasible to serve the role of law enforcement oversight

Separate the Office of the Coroner from the Office of the Sheriff

The Civil Grand Jury is not suited to provide the type of independent review of law enforcement determined to be needed by the Law Enforcement Accountability Subcommittee.

Grand Jury as Oversight Body

Offices of Sheriff and Coroner

The Office of the Coroner should be separated from the Office of the Sheriff.

Create an Office of Independent Auditor (OIA)OIA Citizens Advisory CommitteeOIA Youth Council

Model for Independent Oversight

OVERVIEWPEOPLE OF

SONOMA COUNTY

Board of Supervisors Sheriff

ElectElect

Independent Auditor

Office of the Independent Auditor

Appoints Reports

Sheriff’s OfficeAudits

Policies, Procedures, Training

O.I.A. – BASIC STRUCTUREINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S OFFICE Citizen Advisory

Board

Youth Council

COMPLAINT RECEIPT

INVESTIGATIONMONITORING

AND AUDIT

MEDIATIONPROGRAM

COMMUNITYOUTREACH

STATISTICAL TREND

TRACKING

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, TRAINING, ETC.

ANNUAL REPORT

COMPLAINT PROCESSCOMPLAINT FILED AT O.I.A. OR SHERIFF’S OFFICE

SHERIFF’S OFFICE INTERNAL AFFAIRS CLASSIFIES CASEO.I.A. REVIEWS

INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLETES INVESTIGATIONSHERIFF’S OFFICE MAKES FINDINGS

O.I.A. AUDITS INVESTIGATION FINDINGS

IF O.I.A. AGREES WITH FINDINGS

COMPLAINANT NOTIFIED

IF O.I.A. DISAGREES WITH FINDINGS

• FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAY BE REQUESTED• O.I.A. MEETS WITH INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND SHERIFF TO

RESOLVE DIFFERENCES• IF NO AGREEMENT, NOTED IN ANNUAL REPORT

COMPLAINANT NOTIFIED

O.I.A. POTENTIAL MEDIATION

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S OFFICE

Citizen Advisory Board

Youth Council

“HOT SPOTS”

O.I.A. PRESENTATIONS

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MEETINGS

MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

TARGETED GROUPS ENGAGEMENT

O.I.A. PUBLICATIONS

O.I.A. WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, ETC.

“Hot Spots” = Geographical Areas with ProblemsTargeted Groups = Outreach to Particular Populations (e.g. Elderly, People of Color, Immigrants, Youth, etc.)

Community PolicingSubcommittee

Sylvia Lemus, Chair Jeanne Buckley Robert Edmonds Brien FarrellCarolyn Lopez Todd Mendoza

Community Policingfinal recommendations

Improve Critical Incident Response Enhance Law Enforcement Programs and

Activities Improve Community Outreach and Engagement Develop a Moorland Neighborhood Pilot Project Review Use of Force Policies and Practices Improve Hiring and Training Processes and

Practices Revise Body Worn Camera Policy

Improve Critical Incident Response

Address needs of families in a personal and professional manner

Understand the impact these events have on lives of families

Foster trust and goodwill between law enforcement and the community

Enhance Law Enforcement Programs and Activities

Bridge gaps

Rebuild trust

Engage and support communities

Improve Community Outreach and Engagement

Facilitate and improve community dialogue and interactions

Implement bilingual outreach

Identify disparities in practices

Conduct surveys

Develop a Moorland Pilot Project

Create a community policing, outreach and engagement plan

Build trust Reduce crime Improve the quality of life of

neighborhood residents

Review Alternative Use of Force Practices

Maintain high-level, quality service to ensure safety and accountability

Promote Constitutional and effective policing

Reduce the number of critical incidents

Improve Hiring, Training and Cultural Diversity

Commit to a broad and effective Community Policing philosophy

Hire and maintain staff that are reflective demographically, culturally, and linguistically of the communities they serve

Diversify patrol deputy workforce to hire more Latinos and women

Revise Body Worn Camera Policy

Activation and documentation policyNotice to citizens when they’re being

recorded Clarification on recording in private homesUse of recordingsRetention and flagging of incidents

Community Engagement and Healing Subcommittee

Omar Paz, Jr., ChairCaroline BañuelosCora GuyMaité IturriGustavo Mendoza Judy Rice Francisco H. Vàzquez

Community Engagement and Healing final recommendations

Counseling and Mental Health County-Wide Community Engagement

Forums Pilot Mural Program Sonoma County Social Action Music Center Student Congress

School Resource Officers Community Service Officers Restorative Justice Investments in Infrastructure, Public Services and

Cultural Awareness Education on Law Enforcement Policies Interim Recommendation

Expand Counseling and Mental Health Services

Behavioral health counselors for K-12 schools

Mental health services to families in trauma

Ongoing counseling Support Upstream Investment model

County-Wide Community Engagement Forums

Collaboration

Broad-based participation

County-wide coverage

Facilitation

Build foundations

Provide tools and support

Adopt policies and develop infrastructure

Pilot Mural Program Promote community healing through

social interaction and artistic expression

Reflect a source of cultural pride in Roseland

Social Music Action Center Establish an ongoing Advisory Group Explore the feasibility of creating a Sonoma County Social Action

Music Center Support the expansion of Community-Based Music Programs

throughout Sonoma County

Student Congress Youth-centered network and leadership program Report, distribute, and collect critical information regarding

social, health, financial, and academic capital Recognize the everyday life experiences of middle and high

school students as unique Involve family members, schools, employers, sports

organizations, businesses, law enforcement, street gangs, and the criminal justice system

Viable alternative to joining a gang and a pipeline to civic engagement in student and in local government

School Resource Officers

Preventative services for youth

Supportive educational experience

Increased outreach and collaboration with parents

Community Service Officers Building Trust with the Community

Offering Assistance and Information

Increasing Neighborhood Safety

Restorative JusticeIdentify and take steps to repair harm Provide opportunities for learning and growthTransform traditional relationships between communities and their

governments in responding to crime

Education on Law Enforcement Practices and Policies

Citizen’s Academies Information on interactionCommunity Policing (COPPS) activities

Interim Recommendation

Based on community feedback, concern, outrage and expressions of fear from members of the public attending the Community Engagement and Healing Subcommittee meetings, a majority of the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force recommends to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors that the Sheriff rethink and reconsider his decision to place Deputy Gelhaus back on patrol, and that in the interest of healing the community that Deputy Gelhaus be placed in another capacity.

Presented on October 21, 2014

Partnerships for ImplementationCity GovernmentsSchool DistrictsLaw Enforcement OrganizationsCommunity Organizations FoundationsCommunity MembersBoard of Supervisors

This Presentation and the Final Report concludes the work of the

CALLE Task Force

Questions / Discussion

Hear from the Board and Public Board to provide policy direction to Staff Staff to report back within 120 days with

recommendations regarding: Implementation strategies Timelines Budget estimates

As the sun sets on the Task Force, we offer a resounding

A celebration is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2015 (details to follow).