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Resident urges Palm Bay to curb personal use of police vehicles, warns of added liability
Summary
A public commenter at the Palm Bay budget workshop urged the city to restrict command staff personal use of patrol vehicles and proposed reallocating savings toward body cameras and online reporting software.
A Palm Bay resident told the council during public comment that existing city policy allows lieutenants and higher command staff to use assigned police vehicles for personal travel and family transport, and urged the city to end that practice to reduce liability and free funds for other needs.
“Palm Bay citizens should not be responsible for filling up command staff vehicles to go on vacation and athletic practices,” Lance Fisher told the council during the July budget workshop public‑comment period. Fisher said command staff…
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