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Panel approves moving Traffic Safety Commission agreement to consent to reimburse DUI and motorcycle enforcement
Summary
The city’s Public Safety Committee agreed to place agenda bill AB 25-076 — an interagency agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission that can reimburse officer time for DUI, seat-belt and motorcycle enforcement — on the consent calendar and directed staff to return with next-year paperwork for continued participation.
The city’s Public Safety Committee voted to place agenda bill AB 25-076, an interagency agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, on the consent calendar after hearing from Police Chief Hirase that the contract would let the department recover some officer time for targeted enforcement of DUIs, seat-belt use and motorcycle violations.
Police Chief Hirase told the committee the commission “utilizes grant money and can reimburse some of our overtime or even our regular time” for special emphasis patrols, and said the department wants to use the agreement to focus on illegal use of electric motorcycles and other problem areas. “I would…
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