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New public-safety inspector general outlines plan to rebuild office; asks for staff and time
Summary
Shailene Agarwal, the new public safety inspector general, told council she will rebuild the office’s capacity, align it with external oversight standards and hire at least one additional staffer; council members raised questions about the office’s independence and overlap with OPS and the Community Police Commission (CPC).
Shailene Agarwal, the recently appointed public safety inspector general, told council members she began in mid‑December and is rebuilding the office after a multi‑year vacancy.
Agarwal described the office as an external oversight entity — separate from internal affairs-style units — that will conduct audits, reviews, investigations and trend analyses intended to detect waste, fraud, abuse and systemic problems across public‑safety agencies. She said the office is based out of the mayor’s office under the consent decree but…
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