articleThe Brief As Oakland nears the end of more than 20 years of federal oversight over its police department, the city is hiring for a brand-new position: constitutional policing administrator. As Oakland nears the end of more than 20 years of federal oversight over its police department, the city is hiring for a brand-new position: constitutional policing administrator. The administrator will report to the city administrator and physically work out of the police administration building. To that end, Phillips said that constitutional policing often begins with the hiring practices of OPD. According to the city, the constitutional policing administrator will not replace the police commission and does not change the role of civilian oversight.