The Eugene Police Commission presented its fiscal 2025 annual report and a FY2026–27 biannual work plan to the Eugene City Council during the Oct. 13, 2025 work session, and the council voted to approve the work plan.

The commission’s new chair, Amelia Folkes, told the council the citizen advisory body completed 13 items on its 2024–25 work plan, has three items in progress and one “emerging” item under watch. Folkes cited completed and ongoing reviews of policies including communications with persons with disabilities (policy 3-70), strike and labor-dispute guidance (policy 3-13), naloxone/Narcan procedures and emerging-technology reviews such as drones as first responders (policies 908 and 908a).

The work plan sets priorities for the next two fiscal years, including reviews of police stops, an automated license-plate reader (ALPR) policy (listed as item 1204), safety-camera policy edits, governance and oversight updates, and continued attention to mental-health and officer wellness programs. “Communication is key,” Folkes said when describing steps the commission has taken to address internal conflict and improve meeting climate.

Chief Chris Skinner and Sergeant Allison Jordan, the policy sergeant, attended and described the commission’s advisory role. Skinner said the commission functions as council’s “police policy advisory group” and stressed the commission’s role in advising on policy rather than setting operational tactics. “I need the police commission to to advise on good policy to help govern that work,” Skinner told councilors.

Specific items and outcomes discussed:
- Naloxone/Narcan: The commission recommended naloxone in officer response bags; commissioners reported that two doses are now carried in each on-duty officer’s bag. (procedure referenced as 12.18 in the presentation)
- Drones: Commission members received demonstrations and briefings on using drones for first-responder functions; Sergeant Kyle Williams, identified by presenters as a subject-matter expert, provided information to the commission.
- Safety cameras and privacy: The commission recommended eye-level signage, prohibition on facial recognition, and a 90-day data-retention limit as part of initial policy edits for safety-camera systems.
- Mental health and wellness: A subcommittee examined programs across six departments and helped craft policy 10-21, which the commission described as including public-service response teams (PSRT), employee assistance programs (EAP), chaplain support, fitness and education, and an on-site qualified mental health professional for officers.

Councilors thanked the commission for its work and asked for follow-up briefings on select topics. Several council members praised Chair Folkes for stepping into the role after a recent leadership change; Folkes addressed concerns about past internal conflict and said the commission is prioritizing improved communication and safety among commissioners.

Council moved to approve the police commission FY2026–27 work plan as presented (motion text: “Move to approve the police commission FY26 and FY27 work plan as presented in attachment A”). The motion passed; the recorded tally given in the meeting was 7 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions and 2 absent (members not named in the transcript).