Police oversight panel reports fewer complaints; city highlights training, co‑response teams

Barbara Anderson, senior assistant to the city administrator, and Police Chief Kelly Gordon presented the second annual report on the Fire & Police Commission's community oversight of law enforcement, asking the City Council on March 18 to receive the report and the commission's 2025 work plan.

The report covered the commission's first year of operations under a new ordinance, changes in complaint forms and processes, training and ride‑alongs for commissioners, and early data on complaints and investigations. Anderson said the commission had completed orientation, held community meetings and updated the tow rotation list; she described continued work to align commission policies and procedures with its newly assigned duties.

Chief Gordon summarized 2024 casework and training for the police department and framed the complaint numbers in the context of overall workload. "We had 53,715 calls for service," Gordon said. "...99.98% of the calls that officers were on, it did not result in a complaint." Gordon reported 8 internal (administrative) complaints in 2024 and 8…