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Public Safety Services <br />14. The Police Department's headquarters at City Hall is undersized, with an inadequate amount <br />of space to meet the needs of the public, police personnel, or equipment storage. The existing <br />City Hall is an inadequate facility for public safety functions due to the high seismic risks <br />inherent in the building's design. Concerns about the building's ability to withstand an <br />earthquake were first documented in the City's 1992 Facility Condition Report. A seismic <br />evaluation prepared in 1995 indicated that even a moderate earthquake would likely destroy City <br />Hall, rendering police personnel and their equipment incapable of providing needed emergency <br />response. <br />15. The complaint intake, handling, and adjudication-review process has come under <br />considerable criticism and is in need of modernization. Some interim changes were made <br />while the Eugene Police Commission conducted a comprehensive public outreach and review <br />process. Following a change to the Charter, the Council has determined that they will hire an <br />Independent Police Auditor and initiate a Civilian Review Board process. The department <br />will require infrastructure to support and sustain improvements with resource implications <br />that will require phasing over multiple fiscal years. <br />16. A complete and comprehensive policy review of the Police Department is needed. In <br />response to a management review of the International City-County Management Association and <br />Police Executive Research Forum (ICMA-PERF), the department has committed to undergo a <br />comprehensive accreditation process to facilitate such a review. <br />17. Beginning January of 2007, all recruit police officers will be required to attend the <br />.;Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Academy in Salem instead of <br />the Eugene Regional Academy. Once this occurs, the department will be encouraged to send <br />instructors to teach at the Salem Academy; impacting department staffing levels and <br />eliminating the department's ability to closely monitor the new recruits' performance in <br />training. The Police Department will need to develop a new supplemental training program <br />to enhance the basic training provided at DPSST. <br />18. Last summer's successful National Night Out event was led by the Eugene Police <br />Department in cooperation with the Recreation Division for the 22nd annual "America's <br />Night Out Against Crime." The event is an opportunity for neighbors to prevent crime, <br />improve neighborhood spirit and strengthen public safety-community partnerships. Eugene <br />was the only Oregon city to receive an award for its National Night Out events in 2005.. <br />57 <br />