The Eugene Police Commission reviewed the department's 2024 internal affairs report and pressed staff to make the document easier to read and to reconcile several inconsistent counts.
The internal affairs sergeant, presenting the late report, said agency transitions delayed publication but that the office prepared the report to “right that wrong.” The sergeant walked commissioners through case totals, dispositions and trends and answered detailed questions about the report's charts and terminology.
Commissioner Rady said some charts were unreadable in the packet and that differing ways of counting—cases, allegations and individuals—made the totals hard to follow. “I even brought my magnifying glass with me tonight,” Rady said, pressing staff to enlarge tables and explain why page counts did not align.
The presentation included a breakdown of internal case outcomes: commissioners asked for clarification about counts listed as sustained, resignations during investigations, and how retirement is classified relative to resignation or termination. The sergeant agreed to follow up with a written explanation of reporting conventions.
Commissioner London and others noted increases in counseling and other corrective actions and asked whether the department is seeing a trend tied to a younger patrol workforce. The sergeant said officer tenure is shorter in many patrol roles and that training and supervisory changes are intended to address those patterns.
Commissioners asked for clearer legends and larger tables, more lead time for packet distribution and a revision that reconciles totals; the presenter said the department will provide an earlier and clarified version next year and will attempt to explain apparent count differences between allegations, cases and dispositions.