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POAC and VPD plan workflow to review department policies; pilot three policies in April
Summary
Deputy Chief Knight told the commission there are 11 VPD policies needing POAC review; staff proposed providing current and proposed policy text plus Lexipol summaries and commissioners agreed to pilot review of three policies with materials provided weeks in advance.
Staff told the commission the department has roughly 11 policies that would benefit from POAC review, ranging from routine updates to major policy work such as personnel complaint procedures and use‑of‑force revisions.
Deputy Chief Knight said much of the department’s policy library is managed in Lexipol, which provides policy update recommendations and short summaries of proposed changes. Staff proposed a workflow: provide commissioners the current policy, the proposed new policy text, and Lexipol’s summary of the changes ahead of meetings so commissioners and the public can review. Commissioners suggested receiving materials two to three weeks before agenda posting, and recommended posting executive summaries and meaningful 'cliff‑notes' so non‑technical audiences can follow major changes.
Staff and commissioners agreed to bring three policies to the April meeting as a pilot and to work on a schedule that identifies urgent deadlines tied to state law. Deputy Chief Knight noted that some state mandates require faster timelines; he gave the example of a facial‑covering policy with a statutory implementation deadline, and said Lexipol’s summaries identify required compliance dates.
