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BODY CAMERA USAGE The IPA will also audit body camera usage by officers. We will monitor for mandatory activation and for late activation or early termination. This will include analyzing an appropriate sample of body camera recordings. BWC is a tremendous tool that historically has been grossly underutilized. BWC gives law enforcement the ability to remotely supervise and to supervise supervisors. BWC analysis must be used to reward outstanding performance, and to remediate issues when performance is found to fall short of the mark. We will compare body camera usage by officers and review by supervisors as compared to professional standards and assess how well SLPD is utilizing its BWC footage. We will discuss with relevant stakeholders the degree to which continuous monitoring of data is being used to mitigate failures to activate and the extent to which supervisory review of body camera footage is being utilized to assess the performance of individual officers. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND TRAINING The IPA team will also be evaluating policy, procedures, and training ensuring that each comports with best practice, and will determine whether the department’s Strategic Plan goals, especially with respect to the critical issues in policing, are being met. Written recommendations with respect to significant findings will be made to the Police Chief and the City Manager as appropriate. ANNUAL REPORTING AND PRESENTATION Every year the IPA will produce a written report detailing its activities including a summary of its evaluations of internal investigations and citizen complaints for the prior year and will present those findings to the Board with a copy provided to the City Manager and Police Chief. The report and presentation will include any major recommendations for addressing areas of concern and the steps which have been taken by the Department and the City to address concerns which have been raised. The report will note any trends observed and results of audits. IntegrAssure believes that constant collaboration and communication is key to IPA’s success. As such, nothing that will be contained in the Annual Report will come as a surprise to any of the stakeholders. The IPA team will review the IPA’s case evaluations with the City Council as well as present reports to the City Manager and City Council upon request. CONDUCTING OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS To the extent that we believe that a particular matter has not been investigated or that our recommendations for any additional investigation in any particular matter has not been followed, we will provide written notification to the City Manager and City Attorney requesting permission to conduct an independent investigation into such matter. COMMUNITY OUTREACH As indicated above, we will start our first week as IPA meeting with city and the Board for goal setting which will provide the team with a fulsome appreciation of any particular challenge facing SLPD and the community. DocuSign Envelope ID: E49AB3D4-2357-4C6D-8E90-C31370E46ACA