2025-08-22 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes August 22,2025 Page 5 Practice and Procedure, including consideration of the residency requirement in the upcoming recruitment process. Commissioners Botelho and Enriquez expressed strong support for requiring the one-year residency requirement and not granting a waiver. Commissioner Botelho further suggested considering applicants with more than one year of residency and emphasized looking internally. Commissioner Enriquez highlighted the importance of selecting a candidate who understands the way of life and culture here. Commissioner Botelho agreed, noting the need for someone invested in the community. DCCSalas-Ferguson advised that the commission could continue discussion at the next meeting and enter executive session to review legal guidelines. He explained that, once the commission decides on recruitment dates, Human Resources can prepare the required newspaper notice, receive applications, and screen for minimum qualifications. HR could then anonymize applications by removing identifying information, if the commission chooses to maintain that practice. The commission would establish the questionnaire, which HR would distribute to applicants and then return to the commission for scoring and selection of top candidates. Salas-Ferguson noted he would prepare a draft outline for consideration at the next meeting. Commissioner Urban-Smith asked Human Resources if they identified any flaws in the 2022 recruitment process or areas for improvement. Ms. Simmons explained that she was not the HR manager at the time, but upon review, the process appeared to have gone well. Ms. Tokihiro added that she was not the director during the 2022 recruitment but also found that the process was effective, noting the value of anonymizing applications to ensure impartial review. They did not recommend any major changes. Commissioner Urban-Smith also inquired about advertising methods. Ms. Simmons stated that the position had been advertised in the newspaper and through NeoGov, their recruiting platform, which notifies individuals who select interest in police work. (SHOPO), which asked members what qualities they wanted in a police chief. While he noted such a survey could appear self-serving, he suggested the commission review it for potential questions to adopt, while balancing departmental input with community needs. Chair Robinson summarized that there are two separate considerations: (1) the process used to review, grade, and select the new police chief, and (2) the qualificationsand requirements the commission wishes to include, such as the residency requirement. He thanked Ms. Simmons and Ms. Tokihiro for their input and attendance. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and action regarding the posting and publishing of the notice of vacancy in the office of the chief of police, pursuant to Police Commission Rule 9(a):DCCSalas- Ferguson explained that the commission must post the notice of vacancy in the newspaper