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Section .2. Statement of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this article to establish in the county a system of independent civilian oversight over all operations of the police department to assure accountability to the public and to enhance the development and maintenance of modern and effective law enforcement policies governing all operation of the police department. In order to achieve these purposes the office of the independent police auditor shall be operated in accordance with the following. Section -.3. Independent Police Auditor. The county council shall by ordinance set qualifications for the office of independent police auditor. The mayor shall nominate a qualified person for the independent police auditor, and a two-thirds vote by county council shall be required for confirmation of the independent police auditor. The independent police auditor shall serve for a term of six years and may be removed by two-thirds vote of the council and with concurrence of the mayor. Section — _.4. Powers, Duties, and Functions of the Independent Police Auditor. The independent police auditor shall be independent of the operational supervision of the mayor, the managing director, the council, and the chief of police and shall: (a) Adopt such rules as the independent police auditor may consider necessary for the conduct of the auditor's business and the regulation of the matters committed to the auditor's charge; and may review the rules and regulations of the police department. (b) Receive, classify, investigate and route all internal or external complaints about sworn police officers and other police department employees. (c) Review the operations of the police department including those relating to criminal intelligence. (d) Conduct inquiries and investigations into any operations of the police department and make subsequent recommendations to the managing director, the council, and the chief of police. (e) Monitor the police department's investigations and processing of internal and external complaints of misconduct of sworn police officers and other police department employees; access all evidence and reports developed as part of such investigations; participate in the department's investigative interviews related to such complaints at the discretion of the independent police auditor; attend administrative review board and promotion board hearings; and require the police department to undertake additional investigations as deemed necessary by the independent police auditor. (f) Have the power to issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, documents or other evidence relating to the performance of any of his or her duties. (g) Hire personnel necessary to carry out the functions of the office of the independent police auditor and to provide staff support for the police commission. (h) Contract with qualified persons or entities outside of the police department to conduct independent investigations of complaints about sworn police officers or other police department employees. (i) Make recommendations to the chief of police or designees subsequent to investigations regarding complaints of misconduct of sworn police officers or other police department employees. 4