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The LAPD Board of Police Commissioners
The Board of Police Commissioners serves as the civilian oversight
at the head of the Los Angeles Police Department, functioning like
a corporate board of directors, setting policies for the department
and overseeing its operations.
The Board works in conjunction with the Chief
of Police William J. Bratton who acts as a chief executive
officer and reports to the Board.
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LOS ANGELES
POLICE COMMISSION
150 North Los Angeles Street, #150
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213
/ 485-3235
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The five civilian members who make up the current Board of Police Commissioners
are:
Anthony Pacheco, President
John W. Mack, Vice President
Alan J. Skobin
Shelley Freeman
Andrea S. Ordin
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Their biographies are pending. They met for the first time on August 23, 2005, and replaced this group of Commissioners:
The
Board of Police Commissioners usually meets on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.
at Parker Center, but also makes frequent appearances at meetings
scheduled out in the communities: Current
Agenda
Executive Director
The Board is supported and assisted in it's tasks by a staff whose
chief administrative officer is the Executive Director, Richard
Tefank. He reports directly to the Board and is charged with
the supervision, appointment, discharge, discipline and transfer of
the Commission's executive staff and Commission Investigation Division
personnel.
The Executive Director oversees budgetary appropriations for the Police
Commission, including the recommendation of an annual Police Commission
budget. The Executive Director is also the Board's liaison to the
Office of the Chief of Police and Police Department, and represents
the Commission at various meetings and events.
Included in the Office
of the Executive Director are:
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Community
Policing Coordinator |
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Commission
Budget Analyst |
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Commission
Investigation Division
......Alarm Section
......Enforcement Section
......Advocates Unit
......Charitable Services Section
......Permit Process Section
......Records Section |
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Personnel
Group
......Grievance Unit
......Police Commission Discrimination
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Policy
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Public
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Office of the Inspector General
The Inspector General, Andre
Birotte, is exempt from civil service and reports directly
to the Board.
The Office
of the Inspector General is one of the major Christopher
Commission reform recommendations. The Inspector General audits,
investigates, and oversees the Police Department's handling of complaints
of misconduct by Department employees, and conducts other investigations
as directed by the Board.
The Use of Force Unit, which reviews all Officer Involved Shootings
on behalf of the Commission, also reports to the Inspector General.
Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Board Secretary, who reports directly to the Board,
is responsible for scheduling meetings and coordinating all agenda
material for the Commission and its subsidiary boards and panels,
and for maintaining records of the proceedings.
The Secretary oversees and schedules civilian Hearing Examiners
for permit hearings and Boards of Rights.
The Secretary is also the Conflict of Interest coordinator and liaisons
with the Ethics Commission, City Attorney's Office and Office of
the Chief of Police.
Police Permit Review Panel
The Police Permit Review Panel is responsible for the granting,
denial, suspension or revocation of police permits and alarm permits.
With respect to cases, which have been heard before an independent
Hearing Examiner, no findings or recommendations are final unless
the Review Panel approves them.
The panel is also responsible for granting permits for solicitation
of money or property for charitable purposes, receiving gifts and
bequests for charitable or philanthropic purposes, administering
the disposal of funds set aside by the City for charitable purposes,
and promoting coordination among all charities in the City.
The Police Permit Review Panel meets at Parker Center on the first,
third and fifth Wednesdays of the month at 2:30 p.m.
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LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION
150 North Los Angeles Street, #150
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Board
of Police Commissioners
Telephone Directory
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213
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213 / 485-8861
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phone
fax
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