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Oakland ad hoc votes to send Los Angeles sheriff guidance and City of Refuge language to counsel
Summary
An Oakland Police Commission ad hoc voted to forward parts of the Los Angeles County sheriff’s policy and sections of the City of Refuge ordinance to counsel to be considered for incorporation into OPD’s draft policy on federal immigration operations. The committee also set deadlines and follow-up meetings ahead of an Aug. 5 ordinance deadline.
Chair (presiding commissioner) led the ad hoc committee in voting to send language from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s policy and portions of the City of Refuge ordinance to city counsel for incorporation into a draft Oakland Police Department (OPD) policy governing interactions with federal immigration officers.
The committee’s action followed a lengthy discussion about whether to adopt LA sheriff guidance on deputy duties, documentation and reporting, and whether to incorporate parts of the recently advanced City of Refuge ordinance. Chair proposed directing counsel to add deputy- and documentation-related provisions from the LA sheriff model “to the extent that it’s consistent” with Oakland law; commissioners voted in favor and the motion passed.
Deputy Chief Osmus, speaking for OPD operations, said that the department already uses supervisor notification and a daily notification report when federal agencies are present and that any interaction with ICE typically results in an after-action memorandum to public safety. "If things are so egregious by ICE that we feel that our community members are in danger of life threatening, then we have a duty to intervene," Osmus said, adding officers would document incidents and forward reports to the district attorney and city attorney.
Mr. Wood moved that the ad hoc also forward the City of Refuge ordinance language relating to prohibitions on OPD assistance to council so legal counsel could consider which sections should be incorporated into the OPD general order. The committee seconded that motion and recorded no opposition.
The ad hoc asked OPD and the inspector general to provide supporting materials (including DHS Office of Inspector General guidance) and instructed staff to circulate the most recent City of Refuge ordinance draft. The committee also directed staff to agendize the revised OPD policy so the full police commission could consider it at a meeting before the Aug. 5 deadline; members discussed the option of a special commission meeting if the ad hoc could not finish its review in time.
The action is procedural: the ad hoc sent material to counsel for drafting and review, not to adopt final policy language. Next steps included OPD drafting revised text, the inspector general providing supplemental materials, and a follow-up ad hoc meeting next week to prepare recommendations for the full commission.
