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City of Palo Alto (ID # 13967)
City Council Staff Report
Meeting Date: 2/14/2022 Report Type: Information Reports
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Title: Independent Police Auditor's (IPA) Report of Review of Investigations
Completed Between 7/1/20 to 11/1/21 and the Police Department's Use of
Force Report for December 2020-December 2021
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Manager
Independent Police Auditor's Report on Investigations Completed:
7/1/20 to 11/1/21
Since 2006, Palo Alto has utilized an independent police auditor (IPA) to conduct secondary
review of defined investigations of uniformed Police Department personnel and provide related
services. Since the inception of the independent police auditing program, the City has
contracted with the Office of Independent Review (OIR Group), to provide these services.
Prior to this report, the most recent IPA report was published was on August 30, 2021 as
Informational Item AA2 (starts on packet page 145) at the following link:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-
minutes/city-council-agendas-minutes/2021/08-august/20210830/20210830pccsm-amended-
for-print-linked.pdf.
For an overview of the history of the expanded scope of the IPA work, please visit the City’s
Race and Equity webpage at: www.cityofpaloalto.org/raceandequity.
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF FORCE REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2020-DECEMBER 2021
The City Council also voted in November 2020 for staff to include use of force information with
the IPA report submitted to the City Council. This information is being reported on an annual
basis. The current report (Attachment B) starts after the November 2020 City Council direction
and goes through the end of calendar year 2021. Staff shared similar information during the
2020 Racial Equity ad hoc meetings through Transmittal #3 online at:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/city-manager/communications-office/race-
equity/race-and-equity-data-transmittal-3-august-26-2020.pdf?t=51654.01.
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PROCESS TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO THE IPA
The public can find more information about filing a complaint through the link here:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Police/Accountability/Employee-Complaint
Complaints may also be directed to the Independent Police Auditor as follows:
Contact: Mr. Mike Gennaco
Phone: (323) 412-0334
Email: Michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com
Or mail to: OIR Group
1443 E. Washington Blvd., #234
Pasadena, CA 91104
Attachments:
• 2021 Use of Force Report