Resident says city police trailers have safety violations; city manager says pins are stored when not in use

A Largo resident raised concerns at the April 15 City Commission meeting about alleged safety violations involving police vehicles and trailers and offered to brief commissioners after the meeting with photographs documenting the problems.

Mark Faucher told the commission he had taken “extensive photographs” of what he described as violations and said the issue had been taken to the governor’s office and to state representatives’ offices. Faucher asked commissioners if anyone would like a briefing at the end of the meeting; he said the briefing would take 10 to 15 minutes.

City Manager Mr. Kirk responded during the meeting that he had spoken with the police chief and that “the chief confirms to me that our vehicles are all in compliance with proper vehicle standards.” When commissioners pressed about trailer pins, Kirk said his understanding was that pins were being removed from trailers when trailers were not in use and stored inside; they are brought out when a trailer is needed. Kirk said he had not yet seen the photographs Faucher planned to present and said staff would follow up after the meeting.

The commission did not take formal action on the matter during the session. Faucher said he would remain after the meeting to provide the photographs and technical briefing for commissioners and staff.

Ending: The city manager committed to follow up; no enforcement action or policy change was recorded on the public transcript during the meeting.