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Independent police auditor reports fewer recommendations, praises department oversight
Summary
The city—s independent police auditor (OIR) presented its Year 3 report to the Santa Rosa City Council, highlighting a drop in formal recommendations, continued real-time monitoring of complaints and new departmental review processes aimed at improving use-of-force and pursuits oversight.
Michael Genaco, the city—s independent police auditor, told the Santa Rosa City Council that the third annual audit of police oversight shows fewer corrective recommendations than in prior years and reflects a shift from basic fixes to "graduate-level" adjustments.
Genaco and his colleague Stephen Connolly of the OIR Group said the office—s real-time monitoring model — in which auditors are notified when a complaint is opened and can consult during investigations — lets them intervene while cases are still active, rather than criticizing decisions after the fact.
"In the real time monitoring, we can have a real impact while that case is going on," Genaco said. "We can save a case from falling off a cliff." Connolly added that the department's investigations are "thorough" and that the city—s approach to engaging complainants has…
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