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Clerk 04/17/2017
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Labor Policy relating to civilian oversight of the sheriff's office.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The creation and maintenance of an independent civilian office of law enforcement oversight is an essential means of assuring integrity, transparency, and accountability in law enforcement and of fostering community trust in, and respect and support for, the sheriff's office.
2. In 2015 the people of King County amended the King County Charter to include Section 265 affirming the foundation and role of the office of law enforcement oversight.
3. Labor policy related to the office of law enforcement oversight and the sheriff's office should be updated to reflect Section 265 of the King County Charter.
FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, LP 2010-031, Section I.17, as amended, and LAB 7-010 and LP 2010-035 (part), as amended, and LAB 7-020, LP 2010-035 (part) and LAB 7-020 and LP 2013-033 (part) and LAB 7-030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
"LAB 7-010. Civilian Oversight of Sheriff's Office.
((A. It shall be a labor policy of King County that the sheriff and the executive, to the extent that bargaining is legally required, shall engage in good faith bargaining with labor organizations that represent sheriff's office employees to establish or enhance an office of civilian oversight of law enforcement with the authority to:
1. identify systemic problems and opportunities for improvement, and offer recommendations to address those problems and make improvements;
2. review and assess internal investigations of complaints, misconduct, uses of force, and critical incidents and other matters as more fully described in the OLEO operational plan that is Attachment A to this labor policy to ensure the thoroughness, objectivity, and adequacy of those investigations and any resultant discipline;
3. audit internal investigation operations and any other operations, policies and practices of the King County Sheriff's Office ne...

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