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ORDINANCE NO. 2 7 5 8 9
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Tacoma Police Department, and implementing
Resolution No. 36536, specifying the procedures for review of
2 citizen-initiated conduct complaints; creating a citizen review panel; and
amending Chapter 1.06 of the Tacoma Municipal Code by adding a new
3 Section 1.06.075, entitled "Police Department Citizen Complaint Oversight."
4 WHEREAS, on June 28, 2005, the City Council adopted
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Resolution No. 36536, adopting the recommendations of the Human Rights
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Commission ("Commission"), regarding citizen oversight of the Tacoma Police
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8 Department ("TPD") and directing the City Manager to implement those
9 recommendations, and
10 WHEREAS the stated purpose of the Commission's recommendations was
11 to improve communication between the TPD and the community, build community
12 trust in the TPD, and improve police accountability, and
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WHEREAS the cornerstones of the Commission's recommendations were
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1 5 twofold: (1) the review of internal police investigations by an office outside of the
16 TPD that reports directly to the City Manager and (2) the creation of a citizen panel
1 7 to review the outside office's work, engage in community outreach, and conduct
18 policy review, and
19 WHEREAS, upon further review of available resources and other legal and
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practical constraints, including the fact that some of the recommendations have
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