The meeting began with Executive Director Richard Tefank establishing that a quorum was present and directly proceeding to Item 1 on the agenda, the election of commission officers for 2016. Commission President Steve Soboroff nominated Matt Johnson as the new president. His nomination was seconded, and Matt Johnson nominated Commissioner Soboroff as vice president. His nomination was seconded, and the elections concluded.
During Commission Comments, President Matt Johnson said a few words about his new position and his hopes for accomplishments in the coming year. However, due to audience disruption, a temporary recess was called before he finished speaking. After several minutes, the meeting resumed, and President Johnson continued his address. Commissioner Soboroff added some comments and a few words of support.
The meeting proceeded to the Report of the Chief of Police, and Chief Charlie Beck began by congratulating the new commission president and thanking Commissioner Soboroff for his past service as commission president. Chief Beck went on to discuss an incident from earlier this morning in which one of the Mission Division officers was struck by a vehicle while setting up a perimeter. Chief Beck assured everyone that even though the officer had a broken leg, staples in his head and other injuries, he was expected to make a full recovery. He also mentioned a recent community forum in South Los Angeles that he believed was quite successful bringing together officers and local residents. He was also pleased about a decline in gang homicides over the past week, though homicides in the city overall remained at about the same level as recent statistics. Chief Beck concluded his report with current crime statistics, including traffic-related data. Due to audience disruption, a recess was once again called after Chief Beck’s comments.
There was no report from the Inspector General; so the meeting proceeded to the Consent Agenda Items, which were approved after public comments. The meeting then proceeded to the Regular Agenda Items. There were eight Regular Agenda Items. A motion was made to approve Item 5H, which was seconded and approved as follows:
• Item 5H, the Department’s Report, dated September 10, 2015, relative to the request for payment of reward offer on City Council File # 13-0010-S15, as set forth, was approved.
The meeting proceeded with Executive Director Richard Tefank giving a presentation on Item 5A, the Executive Director’s Report, dated September 10, 2015, relative to the rules for public attendance and participation at meetings of the Board of Police Commissioners. After his presentation, Commissioners Robert Saltzman and Soboroff had a few comments/suggestions and asked for clarification on some points. Commissioner Johnson also added some comments. The new rules were then adopted with aforementioned changes/amendments.
The meeting proceeded with a verbal presentation from Assistant Inspector General Kevin Rogan and others regarding Item 5B, the Inspector General’s Report, dated September 15, 2015, relative to review of the LAPD’s Reserve Police Officer Program. After commissioner comments and responses from representatives of the Department before the commission, it was decided this item should be placed back on the agenda in a few weeks for further discussion.
The next order of business was Item 5C, the Department’s Report, dated August 12, 2015, relative to the Handling of the Mentally Ill Audit (AD# 14-066). Discussion of this item was led by Police Performance Auditor Jeffrey Phillips who explained various aspects of the audit and answered questions and comments from the commissioners. After public comments, Item 5C was approved, as set forth.
The meeting proceeded with approval of additional agenda items. Before some of the items could be approved, there were public comments, as well as commissioner comments and questions to Department representatives before the board who were prepared with presentations.
• Item 5D, the Department’s Report, dated August 25, 2015, relative to the Grant Award for the Fiscal Year 2015/16 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 5E, the Department’s Report, dated September 3, 2015, relative to the Biased Policing Update- 2nd Quarter 2015 report to the Board of Police Commissioners, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 5F, the Department’s Report, dated September 3, 2015, relative to the Policy Prohibiting Biased Policing- Revised, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 5G, the Department’s Report, dated September 9, 2015, relative to the LAPD’s Second Quarterly Risk Management and Harm Reduction Status report, as set forth, was approved.
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