Independent Police Auditor Applicants Must Apply By Thursday

The city will move forward this week in the process of seeking its second Independent Police Auditor (IPA) to advise the 11-member Community Police Oversight Commission.

Eligible firms or individuals looking to apply for the job must complete a request for proposal by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3.

The form can be found at the city vendor portal, https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/14770/portal-home, or the City Attorney’s website, at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/city-attorney/.

In order to view the Request for Proposals, applicants must register on the PlanetBids website.

Registration is free.

Brian Maxey of Modern Policing left the city to return to Seattle last month.

The IPA’s duties include, among other things, serving as a best-practices adviser to the (Police Oversight) Commission, reviewing categorical uses of force by Pasadena Police Department officers, reviewing investigations of personnel complaints of bias-based policing, and recommending changes to PPD policies, procedures, or officer training,” according to a city staff report.

The Police Oversight Commission is scheduled to receive an update on the auditor at 6 p.m. on Thursday.