The Fire and Police Commission's Oversight and Accountability Committee met on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 4:30 PM in City Hall Room 301-B. Chair Ruben Burgos presided, with Commissioners Krissie Fung, Christopher Snyder, and Jeff Spence present. The committee reviewed two audit reports (MPD drone unit and animal-related calls), discussed updates to citizen complaint processes, and proposed formal guidelines for audit procedures. No public comments were received.
Audit Report on MPD's Airborne Assessment Team (Drones) – FPC212711
Audit Manager Sean Ratclaw presented findings from an audit of 201 drone flights (January 1–30, 2026). Key findings: No use of facial recognition, no weaponized drones, no violations of constitutional protections. One flight lacked a proper CAD number (missing the letter 'P') but was otherwise compliant. The audit recommended MPD update its Standard Operating Instruction (SOI) to require CAD numbers, conduct internal audits, and improve public reporting. Commissioners asked about flight categorization, protest monitoring, and follow-up on recommendations. No action required.
Audit Report on Animal-Related Calls for Service – FPC212712
Senior Auditor Natasha Anderson presented an audit of 1,028 animal-related calls in Q4 2025. Findings: 96% of calls were thoroughly investigated; 11% resulted in animals taken to MADAC. Issues included 28% of sampled calls lacking body-worn camera footage, underutilization of Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) referrals (only 4 referrals in 2025 from MPD), and instances of inappropriate euthanasia. Recommendations included assigning an MPD member to work with MADAC, training on dog bite response, and policy updates. Assistant Chief Sarno pushed back on the euthanasia finding, stating field euthanasia can be humane, and agreed to review the policy. He also noted a prior training push in 2023 that increased DNS referrals.
Recommended Updates to FPC Rules for Citizen Complaints – FPC212713
Compliance Auditor Chris Williams outlined a planned overhaul of citizen complaint intake guidelines and FPC rules. Key proposals: create an intake coordinator role, distinguish formal/informal complaints, and allow FPC staff with civil service protection to assist pro se complainants in citizen complaint trials. Executive Director Todd noted the board would retain authority to appoint such staff. Commissioners raised questions about capacity, conflict of interest, and transparency. The committee agreed to review a draft at a future meeting.
Recommended Rules/Guidelines for FPC Audit Procedures – FPC212714
Audit Manager Ratclaw proposed formalizing a post-audit process requiring MPD to respond to findings and recommendations within set timelines, with results reported to the commission and public. The guidelines would incorporate union rights and Collins Settlement Agreement requirements. Assistant Chief Sarno expressed cooperation and noted prior implementation of audit recommendations. Commissioners supported the idea and requested the draft be brought to committee first.
This is the September 22nd, 2026 meeting of the Fire and Police Commission's Oversight and Accountability Committee. President of Commissioners Fung, Spence, and myself, Commissioner Burgles. Also president, FPC executive director, Lian Todd. Director, please proceed with the agenda. Thank you, Mr. Chair. We will begin with item number one, public comment. However, we do not have any uh any people with us uh in person, at least for public comment. Uh Bridget, do we have anyone online for virtual public comment? We do not, Doctor. All right. Okay. Proceed. Yes, sir. All right. Uh the second item on the agenda is FPC 212710 resolution to approve the May 26, 2026 meeting minutes. Are there any uh discussions regarding the minutes from last month or since May? Mr. Chairman to approve. Thank you. Second. Second. Second. Okay, all in favor. Aye. Aye. All opposed. Okay. There's three of us. All right. Okay. Director the third term of the director. Yes, the third item on the agenda is FPC 212711 communication from FPC staff relating to the audit report on MPD's airborne assessment team or drone team. Uh and for this item, we have audit manager Sean Ratclaw. Is anyone else participating in this one? For this one, it'll just be me. All right. Uh, we do have uh just for the record, audit manager Sean Ratclaw, uh, who will be taking the lead on this one. We also have um our compliance auditor, Chris Williams with us, who will be uh uh presenting later, along with uh Natasha um Anderson, who will be presenting later as well, who is our senior auditor. All right, and uh uh so this is uh well I'll I'll turn the floor over to uh to audit manager Racklaw for uh uh the the drone audit. Good evening, everyone. Uh as I speak, uh Bridget is kind enough to upload or share the airborne assessment team, AAT uh PowerPoint. Uh the AAT is also commonly referred to as the drone unit. Slide number two, please. It's coming. There we go. Uh the time frame and population, uh the population is the samples for this particular audit was January 1st through January 30th, 2026. Uh as you can see, 2026 is relevant data. We want something current. Uh this is also fresh data.