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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-04-05 | 5 | was taking initially; now it is a 30-day look back period; requested special counsel to walk through the steps of whether the policy was changed and whether there is continuing evaluation of ongoing changes. Ms. Rogers responded that she may have to rely on Captain Emmitt for some details; stated that she understands the 30-day policy went into effect when the Police Department actually undertook to improve its Information Technology (IT); it was a matter of practical possibility of the time to be able to expand the records; the records can be viewed on the Department's website in real time up to 30 days back; it is now the practice and technological capability of the Department to have that 30 days. Commissioner LoPilato stated that she is also curious if someone comes in with a request for 30 days, will they automatically get the information; inquired whether the current practice changed due to Mr. Morris's complaint. The Police Captain responded that he does not now know where the 14-day policy came prior to May 12, 2020 because everyone involved in the executive decision making process at that time has retired; he was promoted to Captain in July 2020; since that time, the City has taken the position that the Police Department would provide 30 days; most of the decision came from knowing that the Department's Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and records management system was being upgraded and would be able to handle requests in an almost real time basis; the new system went live on February 24, 2021 and live with the Citizen Rims function on April 1st; information goes back to March 26, 2021; as the system moves forward, the database will continue to build information; there is a specific tab on the Citizen Rims page that is dedicated to arrests and is a rolling 30 day calendar; after 30 days, the names that are 31 days or older will drop off the system; he hopes that the system points citizens in a direction where they will have more information available. Commissioner LoPilato stated Ms. Rogers mentioned that Alameda's policy is generally consistent with judicial guidance and policies from sister jurisdictions; requested Ms. Rogers to elaborate and inform the Commission how the benchmarking occurred and which jurisdictions Alameda aligns with. Ms. Rogers responded that she would first like to address Mr. Morris's statements to help Meeting of the Open Government Commission April 5, 2021 5 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-04-05.pdf |