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Item 4C Audio1 2 3 The District Attorney’s Office of Tarrant County recently completed its review of these additional complaints and determined there was no criminal conduct by the Chief of Police or any other member of the Southlake Police Department. The District Attorney noted that the information presented to the local grand jury did not establish a criminal event, and therefore they were not empowered to go further with an investigation. Although they declined prosecution, they referred the reviewed cases and issues raised to the City of Southlake City Manager’s Office for possible further review and assessment. In March of 2008 the City Council approved an agreement with McNally & Associates to “provide an independent review of the eight cases brought to the DA’s office and to fully evaluate the facts and circumstances of each case, the decision making process used in resolving those matters, and to receive and assess information relevant to morale issues currently impacting the Department.” 4 At that time it was estimated that this review would take approximately 300 hours to complete. In March alone, the firm spent over 190 hours on the project interviewing over 35 Police Officers and visiting in person with the DA’s office. From April through June the firm spent over 250 hours on the project and we requested they make a presentation to DPS leadership and employees of the findings. The firm did not charge any fees for that trip. Based on Ordinance No. 888, the City Manager has the authority to authorize a change order up to 25% of the original contract so long as it does not exceed $50,000. In June we approved an invoice for an additional $20, 505. The remaining amount left on the invoice is $17, 332. 5 6