01/24/2022 - Minutes Public Safety Advisory Board Meeting #26 Meeting Minutes
January 24, 2022 — 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Minutes
5:00-5:05 Welcome, Centering Exercise, Roll Call
– Facilitator Kim Marshall informed the group that the meeting is being recorded and live-streamed to
YouTube. And requested that Board members use Zoom's raise hand function.
– Call to Order 5 p.m.
– Vice Chair Danny Rauda led the Centering and Breathing exercise.
– Facilitator Marshall conducted roll call.
Absent: Elise Butera, Liz Newton, Lee Landers, Shaun Stuhldryer
5:05-5:20 Public Comment —No comments or requests to speak were submitted. Community
members were invited to submit public comment at https://www.tigard-
or.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/432/407
5:20-5:25 Chief's Update with Chief McAlpine: Recommendations and Findings from Use-of-
Force Review Board
Chief McAlpine gave the group an update on the recommendations and findings of the use-of-force
review board of the officer involved shooting in January 2021.
Board Member Nick Jarmer asked about the review board's composition and if the members rotate.
Chief McAlpine explained the process for selecting subject matter experts and external stakeholders for
the Board. Commander McDonald outlined the required membership of any review board and the
makeup of this particular review board.
5:25-5:45 TPOA Collective Bargaining Agreement with Commander McDonald and Officer Nunn
Commander McDonald and Officer Nunn gave a presentation on the TPOA Collective Bargaining
Agreement and how it interacts with the police complaint process.
Board Member Patty Lofgren asked about how the City's process differs from the process used in other
Washington County agencies. Commander McDonald answered that there are small differences in policy
based on culture differences between local agencies.
Board Member Valerie Sasaki asked how race-based complaints are handled by the agency and the
union, giving an example of an officer that only pulled over Black motorists. Commander McDonald
clarified that 1/3 of complaints are internally generated and outlined the review process and how
egregious complaints, like Board Member Sasaki's example, are elevated. Board Member Sasaki asked
for clarification about when the Union gets involved in the complaint process. Officer Nunn responded
that the Union becomes involved when notice of the complaint is given to the officer and before the
initial interview. Board Member Sasaki asked if the Union provides counsel. Officer Nunn responded that
counsel is only provided when termination is a possible outcome of the complaint investigation.
Board Member Jimmy Brown asked about how a member of the public can file a complaint when they
don't know police policy and what the rules are. Commander McDonald responded that the public is
only expected to tell their experience about what feels 'not right' and not to detail what policy was
violated by the police. Board Member Brown asked that the policy be that officers ask 'what happened?'
not 'what went wrong?' when intaking a complaint. Chief McAlpine agreed that there is a difference
between culture and policy and that they will teach sergeants to intake complaints without requiring a
value judgement by the community member.
5:45-6:10 Legislative Updates and DPSST Police Policy Committee with Chief McAlpine
Chief McAlpine gave an update on state legislation related to policing and shared information about the
Department of Public Safety Standards &Training (DPSST) Police Policy Committee she sits on.
Board Member Justin Low asked for clarification about the difference between mandatory and
discretionary violations and if they were decided by policy or statute. Chief McAlpine clarified that
mandatory violations mean DPSST will pull an officer's certification without going through their process
and that the violations are divided by statute.
Board Member Low asked if hate crimes are considered mandatory or discretionary violations,
specifically. Chief McAlpine replied that hate crimes would be mandatory violations because they are
criminal offenses.. She informed the board that the state is also considering specifically identifying hate
crimes by officers as a violation in future legislation.
Board Member Jarmer asked how Oregon compares to the rest of the country on centralized police
conduct review and where the state is headed. Chief McAlpine explained that she can only compare
against Washington, where she previously worked. She stated that Oregon is more thorough,
transparent, and collaborative. Commander McDonald added that Oregon decertified more officers,
numerically, than California did, prior to the recent police reform movement and that Oregon is ahead
of California in many ways on this topic. Board Member Brown asked about where those decertified
officers come from, other states/agencies or from Oregon. Chief McAlpine replied that there is a range
of backgrounds of decertified officers, both long-tenured, single agency officers and 2-year officers.
Board Member Brown asked if it would be possible to review officers'fitness for the profession after
they've served for a long tenure, given that officers change because of the experiences they have on
duty. Chief McAlpine explained how officers have evolved to do more to take care of each other and
themselves from the practices that were common when she first joined the profession . She also
explained that regulations have changed to mandate psychological review after some incidents.
6:10—6:45 Recommendation Discussion
Facilitator Marshall led a discussion of the Ombudsman recommendation.
Board Members Sasaki and Brown gave a summary of the Ombudsman recommendation.
City Attorney Shelby Rihala gave a summary of the upcoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Coordinator position and how it might relate to the proposed Ombudsman recommendation.
Board Member Sasaki described that the Ombudsmen recommendation could highlight what may be
important in the DEI Coordinator position description. Board Member Brown commented that the DEI
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Coordinator position would still be an internally focused position. He was looking for an externally
focused position like described in the Ombudsman recommendation. He stated that in his opinion the
two positions could coexist but are not equivalent.
Board Member Jarmer agreed with City Attorney Rihala that the DEI Coordinator position could create a
lot of change, based on his past experience with a DEI Coordinator being created in his last position.
Board Member Sasaki asked the time sensitivity of the Professional Standards Sergeant
recommendation.The Chief replied that they still have time.
Board Member Low described that he feels strongly that the City should be moving forward with an
externally focused position and that the City should not take any 'steps back'.
6:45-6:55 Opportunity to Discuss Current Events and How They Affect Tigard
Facilitator Marshall asked for PSAB members to share current events in Tigard.
Board Member Sasaki wished the citizens of Tigard who celebrate Tet a happy new year.
Vice Chair Rauda shared that the manger scene at St.Anthony church was set on fire and that he
appreciated that the City treated the incident as a bias incident.
Board Member Patty Lofgren shared that she was honored to participate in Tigard's Martin Luther King
weekend volunteering events.
Vice Chair Rauda shared that St.Anthony's received a COVID recovery grant that they are using for
mental health work in Washington County.
6:55-7:00 Wrap Up and Next Steps
Facilitator Marshall reviewed the schedule through the end of June 2022.
Vice Chair Rauda concluded the meeting asking for a motion to adjourn. Board Member Sasaki made the
motion, Board Member Trinh seconded.
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