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A consultant for Oakland's police chief recruitment reported 194 online survey responses and six community forums; residents prioritized faster 911 response, improved staffing and constitutional policing. The commission will interview candidates and forward at least three finalists to the mayor.

Deputy Chief Lisa Osmus presented a revised OPD immigration policy that aims to align department general orders with immigration rules, remove internal conflicts and limit information-sharing with federal immigration agencies; community members pressed for clearer language on staging, warrants and crowd responses.

Deputy Chief Osmus said the draft ties misconduct reporting to department general orders (DGO M4/M4.1), will document incidents involving federal agents and forward criminal reports to the city attorney, DA or US DOJ; oversight urged clear reporting pathways and protections for officers.

During public comment, speakers urged the commission to demand full funding for oversight before asking the court to dismiss the monitor and warned that reports and stop‑data gaps leave unresolved questions about racial bias in the Oakland Police Department.

A National Police Accountability Project attorney told Oakland's ad hoc that OPD officers have an obligation to intervene if they observe federal agents violating civil or statutory rights on private property and asked for clearer language in section 4A2 about what it means for OPD to "respond" to ICE enforcement incidents.

At a virtual ad hoc meeting, the Oakland Police Commission reviewed a draft OPD policy on how officers should respond to federal immigration enforcement. Community members pressed for clearer steps on identifying agents, distinguishing administrative and judicial warrants, body-camera documentation, and crowd-control limits; staff were asked to revise language and prepare the draft for public airing.

An Oakland Police Commission ad hoc voted to forward parts of the Los Angeles County sheriff’s policy and sections of the City of Refuge ordinance to counsel to be considered for incorporation into OPD’s draft policy on federal immigration operations. The committee also set deadlines and follow-up meetings ahead of an Aug. 5 ordinance deadline.

Two members of the Oakland Police Commission agreed to collaborate with the Oakland Police Department to finalize peer-support and critical-incident policies and to produce a wellness-policy draft; one member committed to sending a draft by Friday and the wellness draft next week.

An Oakland Police Commission wellness ad hoc reviewed a strategic plan and checklist, reiterated the need for a part‑time sworn wellness sergeant and expanded peer support, and said planned POST‑standard trainings are stalled by a lengthy city contracting process despite budgeted funds.

Members of an Oakland Police Department discipline ad hoc panel debated discipline ranges for K9 deployments that locate suspects without a bite, weighing counseling and short suspensions against stronger penalties and program descertification amid concerns about historical racial trauma associated with police dogs.

An Oakland Police Department discipline-matrix ad hoc panel recommended a formal manual rule prohibiting carotid restraints and chokeholds—citing California Government Code §7286.5 and POST guidance—and agreed that a sustained use should carry termination as the first offense, subject to extremely rare life‑threatening exceptions.

At a May 18 ad hoc meeting the Oakland Police Commission read and finalized a near‑final case‑management conference statement, agreeing to submit it the next morning and urging a collaborative transition with OPD, the OIG and CPR to sustain compliance after exit from court oversight.