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CityCouncil | 2020-06-17 | 3 | Councilmember Vella inquired who will be conducting review, to which the Assistant City Manager responded who will complete the work has not been indicated; noted the answer will be made by the end of the meeting. Councilmember Vella inquired whether Council is being requested to provide instruction based on how the review will be performed and by whom. The Assistant City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated staff will take direction and ensure the direction fits will all other tasks to be completed. Councilmember Vella stated the agenda for the meeting caused confusion; noted the scope of Council conversation was not made clear; inquired the topics being discussed; stated the Pledge involves many aspects and causes difficulty in understanding discussion parameters. The Chief Assistant City Attorney stated the agenda title provides Council a great deal of discretion in what can be discussed; the issues are wide-ranging and can be discussed; the second portion of the City Manager working on policy with the Police Chief allows for a broad topic discussion and discretion. Councilmember Vella inquired whether the Department has made its own policy changes and the difference in effects between Council banning something versus a change in policy. The Police Chief responded the Department subscribes to a policy manual called Lexipol; stated Lexipol produces policies based on federal and State law and best practices; noted policy updates are due to changes in State or federal law or changes to best practices; stated Lexipol provides notification of changes; any changes to best practices are able to be somewhat customized; the majority of updates are due to State and federal law updates; initial reviews to updates are performed by staff and a decision is made to update, leave as-is or modify for best practices; when an update is complete, the update is put out to Officers via e-mail for review and acknowledgement. Councilmember Vella inquired the difference between an inter-department policy versus Council declaring a policy. The City Manager responded some policies have been at a Department level and are now being looked at from a community and Council level; noted Lexipol provides State and federal level laws; stated staff is recommending Council discuss policies about what the Police Department should look like and the services to be provided by the Police Department; there will be a lot of Council input into the policies. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Manager stated some of the issues as far as use of force and other policies and procedures being implemented are the focus. Special Meeting Alameda City Council 3 June 17, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-06-17.pdf |