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Police deputy chief says forensic services director recruitment underway; City will not implement transfer recommendation
Summary
The committee received updates on civil grand jury recommendations for the San Francisco crime lab: recruitment for a forensic services director is underway on a 16‑week timetable, the Board reports RA2 (transfer of the lab out of SFPD) "will not be implemented" pending departmental proposals, and a laboratory information management system (LIMS) has been purchased with implementation expected in February.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee took public testimony and staff updates Oct. 6 on the civil grand jury’s 2015–16 report on the San Francisco crime lab and the city’s responses to two recommendations.
Charles Thompson of the civil grand jury urged the committee to get status updates on the crime lab’s independence, the potential transfer out of the police department and the reinstatement of drug analysis functions, noting both depended on hiring a civilian scientist. Deputy Chief Schmidt told the…
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