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Commission debates new disciplinary‑guidelines language, pauses final vote to refine mental‑health provisions
Summary
Public commenters and the ACLU urged clarifications to POST’s proposed disciplinary guidelines; commissioners asked staff to rework language on psychotherapy/fitness‑for‑duty and return the rules for final action after public notice.
At the April 30 meeting the Commission received public comment and a formal presentation on proposed disciplinary guidelines that would guide Advisory Board recommendations, Administrative Law Judges and the Commission when considering penalties in officer certification proceedings.
The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties asked POST to remove or clarify parts of the draft that it said implied a “pattern” of misconduct was required for revocation for physical abuse, excessive force, participation in a law-enforcement gang, or dishonesty. The ACLU also asked POST to strengthen the guidelines’ handling of participation in law‑enforcement gangs — suggesting the guidelines explicitly treat use of racist language, exclusion based on race or identity, and refusal…
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