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Minutes: The board approved the minutes of its Dec. 6, 2024 regular meeting and the Jan. 24, 2025 special meeting. The roll-call approval recorded Member Afua Mango, Vice President Brookter, Member Carillon, Member Palmer and President Hsu as voting “aye.” The board president announced the minutes were approved.

OSIG budget: The board voted to approve the Office of Inspector General budget for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27. The roll call recorded five ayes, zero nays; the board directed staff to submit the approved budget materials to the Mayor’s budget office as part of the city budget process.

Q4 report: The board approved the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board Q4 2024 report, required under San Francisco Charter § 4.137.b.5. The vote was 5–0 in favor.

2025 priorities: The board approved its 2025 priorities, timeline and benchmarks (document dated Jan. 7, 2025) and allowed for future amendments as the board sees fit; the motion passed 5–0.

Why it matters: These routine approvals advance administrative and oversight business into the mayoral and supervisory budget process and set the board’s operating priorities for 2025. The OSIG budget approval in particular authorizes staff to seek funding through the Mayor's budget process.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 6, 2024; Jan. 24, 2025): Outcome — approved. Vote: Afua Mango (aye), Vice President Brookter (aye), Member Carillon (aye), Member Palmer (aye), President Hsu (aye).
- OSIG budget (FY 2025–27): Outcome — approved. Vote: same five members, 5–0.
- SDOB Q4 2024 report: Outcome — approved, 5–0.
- 2025 priorities, timeline and benchmarks: Outcome — approved, 5–0.

Ending: The board recorded no dissenting votes on these items; staff will carry forward the approved budget materials to the Mayor’s budget office and update timelines and reporting templates as directed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Feb 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 7 meeting the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board approved prior meeting minutes, the Office of Inspector General budget for FY 2025–27, the board's Q4 2024 report, and the board's 2025 priorities, timeline and benchmarks; all recorded votes were unanimous among five members present.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667926,"Oversight board discusses national recruitment and legal limits on appointing interim inspector general",2851,3182865,6034480,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0&start=3182&end=6034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0/thumbnail_3182865.jpg","/articles/6667926/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Oversight-board-discusses-national-recruitment-and-legal-limits-on-appointing-interim-inspector-general","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667926-6c5c212dc7d64438fb5aed7a4ddb3c39/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148161&Signature=ehncRNupftFfP0iZZe3uGRFl491dduN5PCuN4LuMcvZh4nV2gtIoKZzXHBDjBM1K~OqIAka4idwBN3KLI-oB~h3HYjpWmdpFKlLKbv4gSTQZ9HNqSVXI1~GPo-La-JJ~a2QbWKzVnYHYCLyNYsB8nJvU1g3JxGRwcxQyTDY11CE7nOB4F2J6mZksNcLrJt6Hxlx0TUdVhDYYkm9dQkVaxMWp9p1ITtT33UwfDRwExsmNpbzXcx0cfQYs3bNqIFJSP-mbBJBNWJM-KzYCNbaKP8aCoeitQX7khezBr9WLk2yB3peun~tBAIBVXoYcCtFoWMqO2hKwSukhYrZVriGGow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board on Feb. 7 discussed starting a national recruitment for a permanent sheriff’s inspector general and whether the board can appoint an interim or temporary inspector general while the search proceeds.

President Hsu said she had spoken with Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the director of public safety about soliciting national recruiters and wanted to confirm budget availability before formally launching recruitment. Board members asked DHR to report cost differences between an in-house DHR-led recruitment and using a national search firm; the meeting record noted the last national search cost about $10,000 more than the DHR process.

Deputy City Attorney Jana Clark advised the board on legal constraints. Clark said the board has authority to appoint and remove an inspector general but cannot establish a binding fixed term for the appointment; a board could designate someone informally as “interim,” but such a time limit would not be legally binding. Clark also cited San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 3.22 and California Government Code section 1099 as potential constraints on holding multiple public offices simultaneously.

Board members discussed options if hiring a permanent inspector general takes months: whether an existing city employee (for example, a DPA staffer) could take on the role temporarily without violating conflicts or incompatible-office rules, and whether a sitting department head (for example, DPA director) could serve as inspector general; Clark said a department head accepting the inspector-general role could forfeit their original position by operation of law.

The board asked for written memos addressing (1) whether the title/branding for the OSIG can be changed informally while a charter amendment would be needed to change the name permanently; (2) whether a city employee who is not a department head could serve temporarily as inspector general without giving up their other position; and (3) the full cost comparison for national recruitment versus DHR recruitment. No appointment or hiring decision was made at the meeting.

Why it matters: The board identified an urgency to fill the inspector-general role to preserve momentum for oversight and to avoid losing funded positions if hiring is delayed, but legal and budgetary constraints mean the board must resolve recruitment costs and evaluate legal options before acting.

Ending: Staff and counsel will supply written memos to the board explaining the legal constraints and cost estimates; board members were invited to submit written questions for those memos.","The board discussed launching a national search for a permanent sheriff's inspector general, asked Human Resources for cost comparisons, and received legal guidance that the board can appoint and remove an inspector general but cannot bind the position to a fixed term.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667931,"DPA presents 2024 case statistics to oversight board; inspectors general staffing shortfall highlighted",2485,1777605,4262989,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0&start=1777&end=4262","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0/thumbnail_1777605.jpg","/articles/6667931/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/DPA-presents-2024-case-statistics-to-oversight-board-inspectors-general-staffing-shortfall-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667931-72da0d59a53f638a0eaf5bebc38112f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148161&Signature=lnFu-osDlM9DnTlnfShTgIHK0Hcmo-8awWkduw3dBbbpC26LdiEXWRWH4uGQQ3VFG1JVWFzkBXwkJwtmEMiGjJvAwzmP4qiTlYDRziMU50Cc2bhA-Ag5hQDKKzbBwYP~I3SBRUvZqxQ8U-XFGQGd22FSb5hKQdQMME9xv89f0aV5JSoU3yRXfcZ2HmSU3fN5vTCwiARHLssSyVSgNiBKZ5OacBEh0KQE-C~0vWq0l5INRq7rVEDQn5hxBTAlXUamhLI0HsQXCROHy8nHPuFpRbOoIyeUTYNkoGm~4VUTqt7VQhk2MUpDRQc43kQBDJpErgbofF8Dt-LThxuM3WUisg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall Kine, chief attorney at the Department of Police Accountability (DPA), presented the DPA’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 case statistics to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board on Feb. 7 and summarized DPA support for the Office of Inspector General (OSIG).

Kine said DPA’s caseload has increased year over year through 2024 and that case openings have outpaced closures, leaving the office with the highest pending caseload in the past three years. He said DPA has not missed its statutory timelines and can refer cases back to the sheriff’s office under the letter of agreement if resource constraints prevent timely completion.

Kine presented quarterly and annual data showing that the largest category of allegations remains misconduct, with use of excessive force the most common single allegation category. He said the majority of force allegations in 2024 were exonerated and that only one excessive-force allegation was sustained; overall DPA sustained nine allegations in 2024, most commonly for failures of documentation such as incomplete incident reports, missing entries in use-of-force logs or failed body-worn-camera activation.

Kine said DPA has discussed digitizing the use-of-force log with the sheriff’s office and is optimistic about improvements in documentation; he also noted that the sheriff’s office lacks funding to outfit every deputy with body-worn cameras, and DPA has been measured in enforcement while the system matures.

Board members asked about referral processes, repeat-offender tracking for deputies and public-facing discipline guidance. Kine said complaints and grievances are forwarded to the sheriff’s internal affairs unit and, when appropriate, referred to DPA. He said DPA has a draft discipline-guidelines project under discussion with the sheriff’s office to standardize discipline and improve transparency, and that certain confidentiality rules limit the specificity DPA can publish about individual investigations (citing Penal Code section 832.7 for confidentiality of personnel records).

Nicole Armstrong, COO at DPA, earlier presented the final OSIG budget proposal. Armstrong said OSIG has 13 authorized FTEs on paper but only two funded positions at present and that constrained funding forces continued reliance on DPA support. The board moved to approve the OSIG budget for fiscal years 2025–27; the motion passed 5–0.

Why it matters: The DPA presentation documented a growing complaint caseload, identified documentation and body-camera activation as recurring deficiencies, and highlighted a structural staffing shortfall at the OSIG that the board said it will press in upcoming budget advocacy.

Ending: Board members requested follow-up on possible public-facing discipline guidelines, repeat-offender data reporting that complies with confidentiality law, and more detailed reporting templates to permit year-to-year comparisons.","The Department of Police Accountability presented fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 case statistics and said caseloads have risen, DPA supports the Office of Sheriff's Inspector General (OSIG), and that OSIG remains underfunded with only 2 funded FTEs though 13 are authorized under budget documents.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667934,"Sheriff's Office outlines Lexipol policy-management rollout to oversight board",768,366590,1134695,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0&start=366&end=1134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250354-04012ef956a66b89dd5d400af967acd0/thumbnail_366590.jpg","/articles/6667934/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Sheriffs-Office-outlines-Lexipol-policy-management-rollout-to-oversight-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667934-150b33db1af0908614edb4a72a2d8832/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148161&Signature=NgETCV-7MmnoXXwnTCJTGWDq71XZbM1nbN9AFaV~JClcLIkpI00VuSUcsZMMx0sP9kgUXKPQlePbcmrZHxkinX6mZkNN58XfsCXg5D7sV32F6kgeADTS0eLOSN4dwsAQRMq7DpBn25qlytvH4byrkpRRP9y7E6OSaFGKuoPoM-z8ufoOyPYNfOn75gxsjOf6Rwkp~fR7Lo~1GAwsagUHcsr5K0j6ZpdwKuCabmf44tIirUnBqNhAfZoU2D9Tj4qGeTajxC8uNynz7CDDD5AHUEZsfK3Uf6EjZGy~h7Ln49qO3A5BbR~Uw9vOBHNGlZrRXsKegFzUaA0JbHiiiwm53g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kelly Collins, assistant chief legal counsel for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, told the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board on Feb. 7 that the department has implemented Lexipol to manage policies and keep them current with changes in law.

Collins said the department began transitioning to the Lexipol platform in February 2018 and brought the system live in April 2023. “It’s an electronic policy management platform” that provides updated policies, release notes explaining the changes, monthly training bulletins and user acknowledgement tracking, Collins said. She said the department’s professional standards sergeant serves as the Lexipol administrator and receives update notifications from the vendor.

Collins described three main Lexipol services the department uses: the policy library, monthly training bulletins that address low-frequency/high-risk scenarios, and an acknowledgement workflow that requires employees to log in and confirm they have reviewed new or changed policies. She said the platform’s release notes provide the legal basis and rationale for policy updates and that updates typically appear as a track-changes document.

Board members asked for operational details. Member Carillon asked what happens if a deputy fails to complete the monthly training bulletins; Collins said the sergeant notifies the chain of command and she will follow up with any additional enforcement details. Carillon also asked whether the training must be completed on all days or only on duty days; Collins said the “daily training bulletins” are a monthly batch of about ten items and that she would follow up on timing and deadlines.

Vice President Brookter and others asked about single points of failure in administration. Collins said the professional standards lieutenant and the unit’s lieutenant are also trained to back up the sergeant who administers the system.

Public commenters raised general concerns about technology and privacy; Collins and board members acknowledged the system is “a work in progress.” Collins said policies and manuals remain available on the Sheriff’s Office website under the policies and procedures tab.

Why it matters: Lexipol is now the primary system the Sheriff’s Office uses to publish policy updates, deliver training content and document staff acknowledgment. The board pressed staff on compliance tracking, redundancy for the Lexipol administrator and timing requirements for training, items it may seek follow-up on.

Ending: Collins offered to provide follow-up answers on deadlines for bulletin completion and additional staffing/training details. The board reserved follow-up questions for staff to return with clarifying information.","Assistant Chief Legal Counsel Kelly Collins briefed the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board on Lexipol, an electronic policy-management platform the Sheriff's Office implemented in 2023 to manage and update policies, deliver training bulletins and track user acknowledgements.","actionData","errors"]

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