The Incident Investigations Division is comprised of three units: 1) Investigations , 2) Incident Review Committee, and 3) Designated Employee Representative.  They are tasked with conducting internal investigations into incidents involving City Equipment and ensuring employee compliance with the City of Dallas Drug and Alcohol Testing policy and the DOT program.  ​

Investigation Unit

The Investigation Unit is comprised of ten Incident Investigators.  Incident Investigators respond to all Equipment Incidents that involve City Equipment (vehicles and machinery).  They conduct on-scene investigations, collect photos, statements, video, and other information.   The Incident Investigators possess professional experience in traffic investigations, with most having served as former law enforcement officers or insurance professionals. The Incident Investigations Division employees ten (10) Incident Investigators who work in shifts to allow for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year response to Incident.

Incident Review Committee Unit

 The Incident Review Committee is composed of four (4) Safety Specialists who are tasked with reviewing the information gathered by the Incident Investigator and making recommendations on the preventability of incidents.  The Safety Specialist will weigh the facts against relevant traffic law, City of Dallas policy, and training to determine if an employee can take reasonable action to avoid or prevent the incident from occurring.  The recommendation is presented to the Incident Review Committee for review of all the facts and recommendations, and a final determination will be made.

Designated Employer Representative(DER) Unit
 
The Designated Employer Representative (DER) Unit is responsible for overseeing the City of Dallas's drug and alcohol testing program, which includes post-incident, random, for-cause, and promotion testing.  Additionally, the DER oversees the medical testing program.  The program ensures that employees receive, when required, driver safety physicals, DOT physicals, vision exams, and other necessary medical certifications required for various positions in the City of Dallas.

 
About the Investigations Manager, Steven Weiss

Steven Weiss served with New York City Police Department for twenty-one years, retiring in July 2020, holding the rank of Lieutenant. Fifteen of the twenty-one years were in a leadership position.  In the final six years of his career, Mr. Weiss served as the Commanding Officer of three Precinct Detectives Squads within the NYPD Detective Bureau. In that position, he supervised investigations into crimes ranging in severity from larceny to murder.  Additionally, Mr.  Weiss served for 13-months with the Office of the Chief of Crime Control Strategies. The office is responsible for overseeing the CompStat process, including co-chairing the NYPD's weekly CompStat meetings. The office also oversees 100 crime analysts, maintains a robust data analytics unit, and is responsible for creating policy and innovative strategies for reducing crime in New York City.

Mr. Weiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from the New York Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership from the University of San Diego. He is a graduate of the 265th Session of the FBI National Academy, where his classmates selected him to serve as class spokesman.