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Office of Police Oversight presents 2023 annual report, staffing updates and complaint process questions
Summary
The Office of Police Oversight told the commission it has filled several vacancies, is creating a deputy director role and is preparing to publish complaint data and a 2024 annual report; commissioners raised questions about supervisor referrals, evidence access and the office’s handling of anonymous complaints.
Gail McCant, director of the City of Austin Office of Police Oversight (OPO), presented highlights from the OPO’s 2023 annual report, staffing changes and follow‑up responses requested by the commission.
McCant said the OPO filled four roles that had been vacant in March and is creating a deputy director position to expand leadership capacity. The office is actively recruiting for a complaint specialist and a policy analyst; McCant said there are three current vacancies at OPO. She said demographic data on complaints is optional on the OPO intake form and therefore incomplete; sector data (police sector geography) is not fully captured but may be possible in the office’s new shared…
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