Report 2015-129 Recommendation 18 Responses
Report 2015-129: King City Police Department: Strengthening Management Practices Would Help Its Efforts to Prevent Officer Misconduct and to Regain the Public's Trust (Release Date: July 2016)
Recommendation #18 To: King City
To ensure that it is appropriately maintaining custody of evidence items and complying with POST recommendations, the Department should perform annual audits that are thorough and well documented.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From May 2018
An comprehensive audit of the City's evidence items has been completed consistent with POST recommendations.
- Completion Date: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
The Department should continue to perform these audits annually.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2017
Proposals were solicited and received and a firm was selected to prepare a comprehensive evidence audit, as well as to provide recommendations for policies and procedures for future audits. The audit will proceed as soon as the inventory is complete.
- Estimated Completion Date: 3/15/18
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
A professional firm has been contracted to perform a thorough audit. However, the audit has been delayed because the auditor identified a number of items that need to be addressed prior to conducting the audit. The Police Department is working to address those items at this time. A copy of the letter submitted to the Police Chief regarding those items is provided as Exhibit 6.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 1, 2018
- Response Date: July 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
An independent firm has been selected to perform the 2017 audit. They will be asked to develop a recommended form, format and procedure for ongoing audits.
- Estimated Completion Date: March 31, 2017
- Response Date: January 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
Once the evidence room has been independently audited with a review and recommendation for policy and procedure, this recommendation will be added to the Department's new policy sections for evidence room control.
- Estimated Completion Date: 3/31/16
- Response Date: October 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2015-129
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.