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Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison outlines staffing, flood response and tech responsibilities during reconfirmation hearing
Summary
Jennifer Morrison, Vermont's commissioner of public safety, appeared before the Senate Transportation Committee to discuss her background, department responsibilities, pandemic- and flood-era operational strains, staffing and a preferred organizational change to designate public safety as an agency.
Jennifer Morrison, commissioner of public safety, appeared before the Senate Transportation Committee and said she was present to seek reconfirmation and to summarize the department’s functions and recent challenges.
“My name is Jennifer Morrison. I'm your commissioner of public safety, and I believe I'm here to seek a reconfirmation,” Morrison said at the start of her remarks.
Morrison described her law‑enforcement background, her return to state-level public safety work and the department’s scale and responsibilities. She said the department employs roughly 605 full‑time staff and about 200 part‑time personnel across a range of functions, including the Vermont State Police, fire-safety, the Vermont Crime Information Center, the Vermont Forensic…
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