Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Sunshine Complaint: SFPD Omits Mario Woods Death from Agenda

The administrator for the open government body at City Hall confirmed receipt of my complaint filed today and is processing it accordingly. 


I've been demanding the police commission and Chief Greg Suhr formally put the death of of Mario Woods by members of the police force, pictured, on their agenda and getting nowhere. 

Look at the vague commission agendas below. It's not enough that Suhr and the commissioners make comments about the Woods murder, and public comment is taken up with folks speaking their views.

The commission needs to get with preparing detailed advance agendas and finally putting the Woods killing on it. Here's my complaint:

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force

Dear Administrator,

I wish to lodge a complaint against the San Francisco police commission for failures to fully comply with open meeting laws. 

The agendas for the January meetings, as with most every other commission agenda, is criminally absent details about "recent activities" of the police chief, the head of the Office of Citizen Complaints and president of the commission. Not once has the public been told in advance exactly what matter will be on the agenda and it is clear from having attended these meetings, that the three persons cited are _always_ ready to give specifics on various matters.

Recently, several SFPD officers killed a young black man named Mario Woods, causing much concern and outrage leading the chief, OCC boss and commission president to address his death and the City's response. Woods was murdered on December 2, 2015, yet one would not know this based on the printed advance agenda.

Yet, at every commission since his death, the chief and his deputies have presented numerous reports about the Woods killing and aftermath.

In my view, the police commission is not compliant with all open meeting laws and I ask the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force to consider my complaint.

Regards,
Michael Petrelis



January 6, 2016

3. Reports and Announcements 
a. Chief’s report (DISCUSSION) 
- Review of recent activities 
- Update on the Department’s Super Bowl 50 Planning 
- Status Update regarding Social Media Policy 
b. OCC Director’s report (DISCUSSION) 
- Review of recent activities 
- Presentation of the OCC’s 3rd Quarter 2015 Statistical Report 
- Presentation of the OCC’s Monthly Statistical and Companion Reports for September, October, & November 2015 
c. Commission reports (DISCUSSION) 
- Commission President’s report 
- Commissioners’ reports 
d. Commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration at future Commission meetings (ACTION) 



January 13, 2016

4. Reports and Announcements 
a. Chief’s report (DISCUSSION) 
- Review of recent activities 
- Presentation of the annual report regarding the Department’s work with the Joint Terrorism Task Force “JTTF” 
- Presentation of the 4th Quarter 2015 FDRB Findings & Recommendations & OIS Investigative Summary 
b. OCC Director’s report (DISCUSSION) 
- Review of recent activities 
c. Commission reports (DISCUSSION) 
- Commission President’s report 
- Commissioners’ reports 
d. Commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration at future Commission meetings (ACTION) 



January 20, 2016

1. Reports to the Commission (DISCUSSION) 
a. Chief's Report 
- Review of Recent Activities 
b. OCC Director's Report 
- Review of Recent Activities 
c. Commission Reports 
- Commission President's Report 
- Commissioners' Reports 
d. Commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration at future Commission meetings (ACTION) 

No comments: