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OCC director outlines staffing gains and explains Proposition G timeline
Summary
Director Hicks told the Police Commission the November 8 charter amendment (Proposition G) will become effective after standard certification steps and introduced four new OCC investigators and other staff; the OCC also reported a sharp increase in mediations year-to-date.
Director Hicks briefed the San Francisco Police Commission on Dec. 7 about the Office of Citizen Complaints— (OCC) transition following voter approval of Proposition G and introduced newly hired investigators and support staff.
Hicks explained the procedural steps that must occur before the charter amendment takes effect: certification by the Director of Elections, adoption of the results by the Board of Supervisors, transmittal to the California Secretary of State, and an official acknowledgement from the Secretary of State. "We've been advised by the city attorney that the charter amendment will become effective after a 4 step process," Hicks said, and staff expect the city to receive acknowledgement near the end of the year.
Hicks introduced four new complaint investigators and other hires who expand the OCC—s capacity; the hires include investigators with local government and legal backgrounds and staff with Cantonese and Mandarin language skills. Hicks said the OCC—s roster is now at 40 filled positions with 24 investigator slots, and the office expects to recruit three more investigators.
On case work, Hicks highlighted a jump in mediations: by October the OCC had mediated two cases; by November the office had mediated 45 cases, the same number mediated in all of 2015. Hicks also summarized discipline outcomes and where OCC recommendations and chief—s actions diverged on a small number of cases.
Commissioners thanked the director for staffing gains and suggested the OCC publicize language-access capacity to Chinese-language media. Director Hicks said OCC attorney John Alden has reached out to the District Attorney—s Office about evidence-sharing and the OCC will agendize outstanding MOU questions at the commission—s request.
