Police department staff gave the Police Advisory and Oversight Board a series of operational updates on June 12, including a new state law aimed at reducing fleeing from traffic stops, results from targeted enforcement, and a concern about a prisoner released without local notification.

The staff member said the department helped advance legislation—identified in the meeting as "HB 12 29"—that will take effect Aug. 1 and create a noncriminal fine for the owner of a vehicle when a driver flees a traffic stop. "So as of August 1, it will be, there's there's a non criminal fine for the owner of a vehicle that flees 1 of our traffic stops," the staff member said. The speaker added the department typically obtains plate information and follows up with vehicle owners; the speaker said the first-offense fine is $100 and a second offense $500, but also said they needed to recheck those figures.

Staff said the department’s traffic safety team, working with the highway patrol and other agencies, has made several felony arrests in fleeing cases and concentrated enforcement on reckless operators. The department reported two motorcycle fatalities connected to reckless driving and cited a separate crash where a driver was clocked at 143 miles per hour; that driver survived and faces multiple felony charges. "We've got evidence to support that and we're working with the state attorney's office to ensure full prosecution," the staff member said.

The staff member also described a communication gap with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Relaying a phone call from the DOCR director, identified in the meeting transcript only as "Cody Balm, Grama, rather," the staff member said state rules allow certain inmates to serve 85% of their sentence for good-time credit. "By state statute, according to him, the person can only serve 85% of their sentence...when you calculate the 85% and add in credit that this individual apparently gained from good time, served while in prison. He had a mandatory release time in April," the staff member said. The staff member said the person was released without local notification and that department staff asked DOCR to develop a process to notify local law enforcement when individuals with significant felony histories are released to the community.

Staff also summarized other recent work: from May 1 through the end of May, public works and parks removed 23 camps located on parkland; officers contacted 16 people at those camps, issued nine citations and made six arrests (some arrests resulted from outstanding warrants). Staff said engagement officers patrol bike paths regularly and respond to complaints submitted through the city's reporting system. The department described the recent marathon as successful, noted planning to stage event operation centers near the real-time crime center for future events, and said modular removable vehicle barriers should arrive in time for the street fair.

No new policies were adopted at the June 12 meeting; staff described changes driven by state law and urged continued interagency coordination and improved notification processes.