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Deputy chief explains Lexipol workflow and CalDOJ27s role as POAC prepares to review the complaints policy

Vallejo Police Oversight and Accountability Commission · February 2, 2026
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Summary

Deputy Chief Bob Knight told the commission how department policies flow through Lexipol and highlighted distinctions between routine Lexipol updates and policies vetted with the California Department of Justice; commissioners were told the complaints policy will be the first POAC review and that the commission has 45 days to provide recommendations once it receives a policy.

Deputy Chief Bob Knight told the Vallejo Police Oversight and Accountability Commission on Feb. 1 that the department houses its policies in Lexipol, a widely used policy-management system, and that Lexipol issues recommendations that agencies can accept, decline or customize.

Knight said the department currently has about 11 policies pending POAC review: five new-policy recommendations, four revised policies and several legislative or case-law updates. He described three "buckets" of policy work: new policies (no prior text), revised…

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