and i explained the meetings of the occ. taff gave presentations to youth groups from bernal heights, a youth summit at balboa high school, the national alliance on mental illness, and a group of juvenile justice advocates. we also made presentations to the san francisco youth commission. we staffed booths at the annual summer resource fair and the police department use resource fair in the western edition. we continue to distribute release forms. we worked with the arab cultural and community center to translate our brochure into arabic. it has since been published in arabic. we ask our audience is to evaluate us when we give a presentation. 100% of the representatives felt the presentations met their expectations. in the area of policy analysis, during the second quarter of 2012, the occ concluded its investigation of an unnecessary force complaint regarding a response to a noise complaint at an sro, which i have already discussed. two policy recommendations were adopted as a result. there were additional policy recommendat

and i explained the meetings of the occ. taff gave presentations to youth groups from bernal heights, a youth summit at balboa high school, the national alliance on mental illness, and a group of juvenile justice advocates. we also made presentations to the san francisco youth commission. we staffed booths at the annual summer resource fair and the police department use resource fair in the western edition. we continueo

the occ found this was an unwarranted action. he chief found that instead of it being sustainable, it was a training failure. the upshot is that the chief drafted and provided an updating training -- updated training bulletin about entering residences -- houses, apartments, and hotels, including sro's. in that case, the occ sustained the officer for contacting a witness during an investigation. the chief found insufficient evidence. the officer did contact the witness, based on the direction of a sergeant offering peer counseling. there was a policy failure. but the chief found out what that the sergeant commited a training failure. another department bulletin was issued by the chief, with regard to contact with witnesses during ongoing investigations. in moving on to complaints of note, the same categories are in the second quarter report the war in the first quarter report. we are continuing to resolve occupy sf complaints.

the occ had an enhanced budget which one investigator had. he city comptroller for the first time in five years gave the occ a clean bill of health. on the numerous audits recommendations that were made in the 2007 audit. the sec is extremely happy about that and we will move forward. in terms of the investigation as cases, there were 376 new cases and we closed for 27. we close 51 more cases than we opened. we closed the quarter with three and 25 cases. 102 left pending cases and these figures are as of june 30. i give you some updated figures. in terms of caseloads, caseloads were down. that number looks better so things are looking up. sustained cases, the rate was lower in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2011. 5.3% sustained rate in 2012 compared to a 2012 sustained rate. the sec sustained allegations in 12 cases but the number of days to close has increased in the second quarter compared to the second quarter of 2011. we had some emphasis on our legal unit. one of our lawyers a lot of time on policy recommenda

finally, the occ continued advocating department policy. that concludes my report. >> the director spoke of five officer-involved shootings that were under investigation. they did not all occurred in the second quarter. those occurred over time. >> absolutely. >> -- commissioner kingsley: you inherited the 2008 audit report by the comptroller -- controller's office. it is a lengthy document with a lot to be reported. i understand that has been cleared of entirely. it is really worth noting, applauding, and congratulating the occ on that. it is wonderful progress, a good accomplishment. the other thing that is very notable, and that everybody should be congratulated on, is the caseload for inspectors, to have that down so considerably in a one-year period. it is very notable. great job. >> thank you very much, commissioner. i would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my staff, and in particular, the investigators who have labored under heavy caseloads for many years. when i came to the occ -- is almost five years now. it will be f

it is really worth noting, applauding, and congratulating the occ on that. it is wonderful progress, a good accomplishment. the other thing that is very notable, and that everybody should be congratulated on, is the caseload for inspectors, to have that down so considerably in a one-year period. it is very notable. great job. >> thank you very much, commissioner. i would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my staff, and in particular, the investigators who have labored under heavy caseloads for many years. when i came to the occ -- is almost five years now. it will be five years at the end of november. i asked the staff to trust me that the changes we were going to make would be for the better. change is very difficult, even though staff wanted changes. we have labored through almost 40 recommendations together. i want to acknowledge staff for all their very hard work. commissioner turman: join the congratulations and i think staff for the diligent work as well. there were reports, one about a retired officer. i did not hear the substance. >> what

i do not know why the 18 months ago that occ, the police commission and the police department did not complete its the request made -- i do not know where the ball was dropped. we would not be here today if that had been completed? soon. what we're asking you to do is let us look at this pilot program. it is the chief's belief that taser is something that will save a life. we go out to every officer- involved shooting. we see the work that goes into those investigations. there is nobody that comes away unscathed when a police officer shoots and kills citizens. we do truly believe this is a life-saving tool and i know there are multiple sides to this discussion. many of us are very passionate about this. our perspective is that we believe we can save lives. the chief requested an officer- involved shooting steady for the last five years that the occ was very active then. -- active in. we believe that program works. we're asking for an additional tool for the officers to have on their belts to save lives. even an ecd is not gone to be an option in the escalation of force, but it is an o

the occ provides a mediation. this represents 7% of the cases we closed last year. our mediation program allows complainants to resolve issues with the accused officer in person in a dispute resolution format. the goal is to bring involved parties together to achieve mutual understanding. through our partnership with community boards and the bar association of san francisco, we are able to provide a neutral mediators. our mediations can be conducted in languages other than english and participation is voluntary. both the complaint in and complained on officer must agree for the mediation to go forward. i am proud to report that eligible police officer participation in our mediation program is nearly 90% and the occ is the winner of practice adr awards. i would like to share a few statistics about the complaints we have received in 2011 and how they complaints were resolved. in 2011, we received 784 complaints. this represents an 8% reduction in the complaints we received over 2009 when we received 854 complaints. last year, we sustained allegations in 7% of the case

wanted to clarify that since we have had that in terms of the dates, the department's general orders the occ has prioritize, we are moving into 9-19-12. commissioner kingsley: i wonder if the inspector would go through what we have the special items coming up over the next month. if you have that readily available so we can get an idea. there have been a few items that come up over the last few weeks. it would be nice to see what the light out is. >> and the taser issues. we will go back. >> there is not an issue to report. [talking over each other] >> anything in the two following weeks? do we know where we will be at the end of the september community. >> of those matters were heating up. we will be in the central area that we like to be. >> it will be around here a sense of horror for some -- harrison or fulsom. rosa parks elementary. >> i think we should have our next meeting at that location if the inspector and the sergeant can make that arrangement. any public comment regarding home items? >> i have only one comment that i submitted earlier this year, [inaudible] i've never heard anyt

it was clear that the chief, in conjunction with the occ word to modify the use of force and to investigate ced's and other lethal weapons. it sounds as though this commission said this was something it wants to look into. it wants more information but given that san francisco is a different place, thank goodness, this is our home and we are proud of our progressive values, we want to do it differently. i do not think there was a violation in so far as there was a ban on tasers. there was a requirement within 90 days. there are many people who have responsibility for that. that is what is real so we should be honest about what i think the deputy was saying. the ball dropped in here we are. i want to make sure we are clear on what this document was. you reference to it in your letter. i do not know if you have a response to that. you agree that included a taser in the steady. that was one of the options. >> yes. again, that is my understanding. i was not here last year, either. we wanted a comprehensive study. that is what we wanted to push for. that is something we think if we were brought

. >> 2b is the occ director's report. >> we are going to defer a report until the next meeting when the director of returns. >> thank you very much. in the questions? -- any questions? >> 2c commission reports and discussion. >> a follow-up, in response to the violence, we had our police commission last wednesday at our lady of visitation church. it was very well attended and we heard from the community. we learned about the homicides. i appreciate the chief for being there and the command staff. the most telling part was the nun. she spoke with myself and another commissioner. i asked her about the children that they educate from the housing projects. she told me, commissioner, the things they see, the things they hear. the extra counseling we have to bring in. he'll have to realize the impact this is having on children -- you have to realize the impact this is having on children. people are killing each other for no good reason. maybe it is time we listened to the children. it was a very good meeting that we had out there. we support the police department. i want to thank the chief. >