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OCC seeks approval of a $4.2M budget amid mediation gains; department and community move to implement language-access policy
Summary
The Office of Citizen Complaints proposed a $4.2 million budget with a roughly $330,000 cut and warned that further cuts would force layoffs and strain a successful mediation program; SFPD and community groups outlined implementation of DGO 5.20 (language access), including brochures, training video and language-line statistics.
The Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) asked the Police Commission to approve a proposed budget of about $4.2 million that reflects approximately $330,000 in midyear reductions and the elimination of several vacant positions.
OCC Director Joyce Hicks warned that a further $330,000 contingency cut would require eliminating filled positions, including a line investigator and an attorney, increasing caseloads and potentially reducing the office's mediation capacity. Hicks said the OCC ended last year with 71 mediations,…
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