Recommendation:
Criminal investigations involving
one or more Boise City employees as the target of the investigation
in which the alleged criminal behavior is connected with the
target's employment with the City should be referred immediately to
an outside law enforcement agency other than the Boise Police
Department and the Boise Airport Police.
BPD Response:
No response was received from
the Mayor and City Council for these five (5)
recommendations. However, certain elements of these
recommendations appear to have been incorporated into
the creation of the Ethics Commission.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that, if in the
course of an administrative review, credible evidence is found that
forms a reasonable suspicion that a criminal violation has
occurred, and if the crime is a felony or is a misdemeanor that
directly affects the reputation and/or operational effectiveness of
the City of Boise, the administrative review should be halted
immediately and the matter referred, through the Office of the City
Attorney, to an appropriate outside (non-Boise City) law
enforcement agency for investigation. The administrative review
would recommence once any criminal investigation has been
completed.
BPD Response:
No response was received from
the Mayor and City Council for these five (5)
recommendations. However, certain elements of these
recommendations appear to have been incorporated into
the creation of the Ethics Commission.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that, under no
circumstances should the chief of the Boise Police Department, the
chief of the Boise Airport Police, or any member of their
departments be used to conduct an administrative review of any City
employee and/or elected official outside of either police
department.
BPD Response:
No response was received from
the Mayor and City Council for these five (5)
recommendations. However, certain elements of these
recommendations appear to have been incorporated into
the creation of the Ethics Commission.
Recommendation:
The City should adopt a formal
policy and procedure that clearly define the process to be used
when allegations are made against senior managers, department
heads, and elected officials. Particularly with regard to
allegations made against department heads and elected officials, a
cooperative agreement with an outside (non-Boise City)
investigative agency/contractor should be put in place so that
allegations against department heads and elected officials can be
automatically referred to the outside agency/contractor for
investigation.
BPD Response:
No response was received from
the Mayor and City Council for these five (5)
recommendations. However, certain elements of these
recommendations appear to have been incorporated into
the creation of the Ethics Commission.
Recommendation:
The City should adopt a formal
policy and process for the investigation of alleged policy
violations by City employees. Such a policy should not conflict
with already existing policies and procedures already in place for
dealing with allegations made against employees of the Police
Department and the Airport Police (i.e. Internal Affairs and the
Office of the Community Ombudsman).
BPD Response:
No response was received from
the Mayor and City Council for these five (5)
recommendations. However, certain elements of these
recommendations appear to have been incorporated into
the creation of the Ethics Commission.
Recommendation:
Engage in a conversation with area
hospitals, the courts, prosecutors, and the Department of Health
and Welfare to determine when and how the medical treatment
provisions of the Child Protective Act (Idaho Code ยง 16-1616)
should be used. This provision seems to express the legislature's
desire that judges, not police officers, decide when medical
treatment is necessary.
BPD Response:
No response received
