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OCC director presents 2014 annual report; commission urged to back budget additions for investigators and attorneys
Summary
OCC Director Joyce Hicks told the Police Commission the office investigated 706 cases in 2014, reported a current median investigator caseload of 28 (up from a target of 16), and asked the Board of Supervisors to approve two investigator positions, an IT position and two attorneys in the FY15–16 mayoral budget.
OCC Director Joyce Hicks presented the Office of Citizens Complaints' 2014 annual report to the San Francisco Police Commission on June 10, 2015, and asked the commission to support a Mayor‑proposed budget that would add investigators and legal staff.
Hicks said the OCC received 728 complaints in 2014 and investigated 706 cases, making findings on 2,244 allegations involving 507 officers. "At the conclusion of 2014, the median caseload of OCC investigators was 24 cases. Today, the median caseload of OCC investigators is 28 cases," Hicks said, noting one investigator had 32 cases. She reminded commissioners the controller's 2007 audit recommended a best practice of 16 cases per investigator and said continued vacancies have driven the higher caseloads.
Hicks described the OCC’s workload and…
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