Commissioners propose streamlining 15‑section OPD reporting template to focus on policy, NSA, budget and wellness

The NSA ad hoc reviewed an existing 15‑section OPD reporting template and proposed consolidating and removing several sections to make the template shorter and easier for commissioners and department staff to use.

Chair walked the group through the 15 sections and said several items felt duplicative or underdeveloped; she proposed combining the multiple policy sections into a single policy-review section and folding underused items into broader categories such as NSA/constitutional policing, budget (with a staffing focus), OIG audit items, CPRA collaboration, and mental‑health/wellness reporting. "There's 15 sections... I think we could potentially get rid of some of these other sections," the chair said.

Commissioners discussed specifics to keep and how to structure reporting: the OIG should include current audit tasks and Skelly hearing updates; CPRA should provide a status comparison over the past year and a two‑year plan to address hiring and the Skelly backlog; mediation work is advancing with community boards and may produce deliverables by March. Director Lawson said CPRA's contribution should include where the office is compared with a year ago and a two‑year plan for hiring and expediting reviews.

Members said the budget section should be reorganized to focus on staffing and resource management so the commission can link staffing shortfalls to overtime impacts and other operational effects. Several commissioners suggested eliminating poorly developed sections (for example, a titled section with no rows/columns or annual reports not yet developed) and rolling their items into active sections.

The chair said she will bring the streamlined recommendations to the commission on Thursday for feedback. No formal vote was taken; the group encouraged commissioners to review sections after item 8 and provide written comments ahead of the commission meeting.