fresno elections 2008

I do not support an independent police auditor. There are several levels of existing overview for the police department starting with their internal affairs division. You could argue that internal affairs is not objective because they want to protect their own. The next level is the grand jury and the Fresno County District Attorney’s office. Both can conduct independent, objective investigations of the police department. The final level would be the State Attorney General’s office. This would move the jurisdiction completely out of Fresno.

Adding a police auditor and support staff would create another expense for tax payers with a cost that will easily exceed $100,000. In an austere budget how do you justify additional bureaucracy at city hall to tax payers?

The selection of a police auditor would be a very politicized event that never satisfy all of the different interest groups affected. For example, if a white male was selected many African Americans would feel they are not represented.