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Oversight office budget approved with staff additions and minor amendments
Summary
The commission approved the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) FY2007-2008 budget after amendments to increase director pay and refocus a proposed attorney position on litigation. The OCC requested 10 new positions (including six investigators) to address backlog and reporting requirements.
The Police Commission approved the Office of Citizen Complaints' proposed budget for FY2007-2008 after discussing staffing, classification, and implementation details. The commission accepted two modifications during the meeting: a proposed increase to the director's salary amount and changing a proposed attorney position's primary focus from "policy" to "litigation." The motion was approved without recorded objections.
OCC staff told commissioners the request would add roughly 10 positions: six investigators and four positions focused on policy, litigation backup and support (two support staff and one managerial MEA position were discussed as alternatives if an 81-77 attorney classification is not approved). The OCC said the additional investigators would raise investigator counts to 22, bringing caseloads toward national averages, and that the bottom-line increase for the OCC request after the 0.75 FTE salary entry change is $900,992 (a 27% increase over the prior year).
Miss Fields, the OCC presenter, said the office has been consulting with the mayor's office, the Comptroller and departmental staff, and intends to turn to the Comptroller's Office for assistance in quantifying caseload impacts of redirected claims from the City Attorney's Office. Commissioners asked for clearer documentation of a director salary slot, details about supervisory ratios (noting a recommended 4to8 investigators per supervisor), and confirmation of the 81-77 attorney classification request.
Kevin Martin, vice president of the Police Officers Association, urged scrutiny of OCC legal practices and asked for a future agenda item to review controller findings. The commission noted the controller's prior audit and affirmed plans to address those items in a scheduled future meeting.
The commission directed OCC staff to deliver any amendments to the mayor's office and other departments as needed and to return with targeted clarifications when available.
