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Independent police auditor reports January figures; committee seeks clarification on "no agreed upon course of action"
Summary
Petaluma's independent police auditor presented January and 2025-year statistics including pending uses of force and complaints; committee members asked for clearer public explanations of what "no agreed upon course of action" means in the IPA review process.
At the start of the Feb. 25 meeting, the independent police auditor delivered the monthly report covering January and 2025-year figures. Jeff Schlanger summarized ongoing reviews and Denise Lewis provided numbers: there were 12 pending uses-of-force cases similar to December (five new in the reporting window), one new pursuit with none completed by the IPA during January, and eight pending investigations including two new complaints received in January.
Denise Lewis told the committee that some incidents reviewed by the department may not require further corrective action because supervisory review already addressed the issue; the IPA therefore did not issue additional action items in those cases. Committee members asked the IPA and staff to clarify what "no agreed upon course of action" means for the public and whether the IPA intends to surface more detailed remediation information in future reports.
Chair Miller thanked the auditors for the update and moved the meeting on to the ALPR discussion.
