A. The Office of Accountability and Transparency (the "OAT" or "Director"—see definitions) for the City of Phoenix shall consist of a full-time Director with appropriate professional and support staff.

B. The Director shall have such staff and budget as the City Council may prescribe. The Director shall appoint all other staff of the OAT. The appropriations to pay for the expenses of the OAT during each fiscal year shall be determined by the City Council as part of the annual City budget process.

C. The OAT shall take community complaints or commendations, establish procedures for receiving anonymous complaints, conduct outreach with the community, support services to impacted community members, review any Department administrative investigations or civilian employee complaint; make recommendations to the Police Chief regarding policy rules and training issues; conduct mediation to resolve disputes; administer a youth outreach program; and address other issues of concern to the community. The scope of all OAT actions must relate to the Department, as outlined in this chapter.

D. The OAT shall establish standards of professional conduct and a comprehensive training program for its staff to review Department investigations. (Ord. No. G-6851, § 1, 2021; Ord. No. G-7258, § 1, 2024)