Mission
The Mission of this group is to assist the Office of the Independent Police
Auditor to provide independent review of the police complaint process, to
promote public awareness of a person’s right to file a complaint, and to
increase police accountability to the public by the San José Police
Department.
Purpose and Objectives
The purpose is to identify, mobilize and coordinate resources to assure maximum
public, private, agency and individual commitment to provide expanded police
oversight.
The objectives are to:
- Promote the mission of the Independent Police Auditor
and inform the Independent Police Auditor of the specific needs/problems in the
various communities.
- Promote the maintenance and improvement of standards of
quality of police oversight in the City of San José.
- Increase the forums, sources, and methods of informing
the public about the complaint process.
Participation
Participation is exclusive to those individuals selected by the Independent
Police Auditor and who reside, do business or have significant human interest in
police oversight for the City of San José or neighboring community.
Independence of the Police Auditor
The Police Auditor shall, at all times, be totally independent and requests for
further investigations, recommendations and reports shall reflect the views of
the Police Auditor alone. No person shall attempt to undermine the independence
of the Police Auditor in the performance of her duties and responsibilities set
forth in San José Municipal Section 8.04.020.
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Independent Police Auditor Advisory Committee members
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Advisory Committee Members:
Yoyi Aglipay
Founder and Executive Director of the Filipino American Heritage Project; the
Filipino Heritage Festival; and the Filipino-American Youth Club.
Tony Alexander
President of the Silicon Valley African American Democratic Coalition; and past
president of the NAACP-San José Branch.
Ahmad Al-Helew
President of the South Bay Islamic Association.
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Meeting of the Independent Police Auditor Advisory
Committee
(IPAAC)
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Robert Bailey
Chairman of the Human Rights Commission.
Rick Callender
President of the NAACP-San José Branch; Member of the San José
Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce; the Santa Clara County Network for a Hate
Free Community; and the Anti-Tobacco Youth Coalition.
Bob Dhillon
Member of the McLaughlin Corridor Neighborhood Association; the Santa Clara
County Association of Realtors; and the American Sikh Association.
Minh Steven Dovan
Hosted Vietnamese television talk show from 85-97 and Former member of the
Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Racial/Ethnic, Bias, and
Interpreters.
Larry Estrada
Member of the Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers; the National Latino Peace
Officers Association-Santa Clara Chapter; and board member of Los Lupenos de San
José.
Nancy S. Freeman, Ph.D.,
Juvenile Justice Commission (2005)
Josue Garcia
Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building Trades Council.
Victor Garza
Chairman of La Raza Roundtable; Member of the American G.I. Forum; and board of
directors for the Center for Training and Careers.
Kenneth Lee
President of the Korea IT Network.
Sundust Martinez
Indigenous Peoples Council, Yaqui/Papgo Nations
Sofia Mendoza
Chair of the Community Child Care Council; Member of the Latino Advisory
Committee for San José Unified School District; and the National Council
of La Raza.
Jeff Moore
Emmanuel Baptist Church (2005)
Helal Omeira
Council on American-Islamic Relations (2001-2004)
Merylee Shelton
Chair of the Communication Studies Department at San José City College;
coordinator of Community Arts and Lectures Program; and member of the Human
Relations Commission of Santa Clara County.
Wiggsy Sivertsen
Chair of the Network for a Hate Free Community for Santa Clara County; Chair of
the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC); Member of the San
José City Domestic Violence Task Force; and the Santa Clara County Bar
Association-Rainbow Committee.
Patrick J. Soricone
Executive Director for the Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center;
member of the Santa Clara County Network for a Hate Free Community; the Santa
Clara County Suicide Prevention Task Force; and the South Bay State School
Coalition.
Jennifer Tait
Member of Friends Outside National Organization; Families & Corrections; and
the American Jail Association.
Alfredo Villaseñor
Member of the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network; the
California Child Care Alternative Payment Association; the California Latino
Child Development Association; the Child Development Policy Institute; the
National Council of La Raza; and La Raza Roundtable.
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