Sheriff Cooper cited the ruling as a reason because, as it was interpreted by the department, deputies would no longer have qualified immunity.
In a statement provided to CBS13, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office explained the representative's absence:
The Community Review Commission was created to provide oversight of the sheriff's policies and procedures, but they do not have direct policy power. The commission can make recommendations and because the mental health response policy falls into that purview, they are reviewing it.
"The fire department can respond, as well as county wellness response teams. Neither one of them will respond if the sheriff's department cannot be there to protect them," said Paul Curtis, chair of the commission.
In it, the author references CBS13's original story on the policy change, as described by Cooper in a January Community Review Commission meeting, that it is a "misinterpretation" of the ruling that officers' legal protection is revoked.
The commission will continue discussions about the policy at their meeting next month. This will include a review of the federal court ruling by the Sacramento County legal council, they say, to better understand the local impacts of the case.
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