Meeting Minutes

 

The Sheriff’s Oversight Board of the City and County of San Francisco met in regular session on Friday, May 3, 2024, with President Julie D. Soo presiding. 

President Soo called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m.

President Soo thanked SFGovTV for recording and televising the meeting on Cable Channel 26.

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

On the call of the roll. Board Members Afuhaamango, Brookter, Nguyen, Palmer, and Soo were noted present. 

A quorum of the Board was present. 

Member Palmer moved to excuse Members Carrion and Wechter, seconded by Member Brookter. The motion carried a unanimous affirmative vote excusing Board Members Carrion and Wechter. 

President Soo led the Board Members and the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

President Soo announced that the deputy assaults and lockdowns are an active investigation, there would be no report today, and members of the public may view the Sheriff’s press release online. 

President Soo recognized and commemorated Oakland Police Officer Jordan Wingate. End of watch April 20, 2024. 

Dan Leung, Board Secretary, welcomed members of the public to attend board meetings and provide public comment in-person, by email, or by US Postal mail; and noted that in person comment was limited to 2 minutes with General Public Comment taken at the end of the meeting.                 

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APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

There were no discussion or requests for corrections from any Board Members on the April 5, 2024, Regular Board Meeting Minutes. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Chris Kline asked that the minutes reflect that the system used is called SureLock, a Human Services Agency system that alters a person’s mental health situational awareness.

Member Palmer, seconded by Member Brookter, moved to approve the April 5, 2024, Regular Board Meeting Minutes, as presented. The motion carried the following vote following public comment:

Ayes: Afuhaamango, Brookter, Nguyen, Palmer, Soo

APPROVED

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INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT

Marshall Khine, Chief Attorney at the Department of Police Accountability, appeared for Inspector General Terry Wiley to give a monthly report on the Office of the Inspector General. 

Comments from Member Soo.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There was no public comment. 

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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PRESENTATION

Marshall Khine, Chief Attorney at the Department of Police Accountability (DPA), appeared to answer questions from the DPA April presentation. Chief Khine also presented on Q1 Sheriff’s Office investigations by DPA. 

Questions and discussion from Members Afuhaamango, Soo, and Brookter.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There was no public comment. 

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GOVERNMENT AUDITING

Steve Flaherty, Director of Audits at the Department of Police Accountability, presented on the audit process. 

Questions and discussion from Members Palmer, Soo, and Nguyen.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There was no public comment. 

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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT BOARD 2024 Q1 REPORT

President Soo initiated discussion on the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board (SDOB) 2024 Q1 Report due to the Sheriff and the Board of Supervisors pursuant to SF Charter 4.137(b)(5) regarding SDOB evaluations and outreach, and OIG reports submitted to SDOB. 

No other members provided comments or discussion. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment. 

Member Brookter, seconded by Member Afuhaamango, moved to approve the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board 2024 Q1 Report. The motion carried the following vote following public comment:

                Ayes: Afuhaamango, Brookter, Nguyen, Palmer, Soo. 

APPROVED

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AMENDMENT TO SDOB RULES OF ORDER 1.14

President Soo initiated discussion to amend SDOB Rules of Order 1.14 regarding requesting agenda items and request for information (for agenda items). 

Questions and discussion from Members Soo, Nguyen, Brookter, and Afuhaamango.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There was no public comment. 

Member Brookter, seconded by Member Palmer, moved to approve the Amendment and Additions to SDOB Rules of Order 1.14, as presented with the amendment for a 6-month review. The motion carried the following vote following public comment:

                Ayes: Afuhaamango, Brookter, Nguyen, Palmer, Soo

APPROVED

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FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

President Soo initiated discussion on future agenda items. 

No other members provided comment or discussion. 

Future agenda items include: a report from Sheryl Davis from the Human Rights Commission, update on budget, reports from SFSO on use of force policy, updated report on revision of policy and Lexipol.            

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There was no public comment. 

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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment. 

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ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business and no objection from any Member, the Board adjourned at the hour of 3:30 p.m. 

 

N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board on the matters stated. 

Approved by the Sheriff's Oversight Board on June 7, 2024. 

 

 

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Dan Leung, Board Secretary

 

 

 

Full video recording may be accessed at:

https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/46053?view_id=223&redirect=true

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