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Committee advances ordinance to let police-chief approve private-security use of police-like uniforms
Summary
The Policy and Finance Committee voted to forward an ordinance that would let the police chief authorize when private security or off-duty officers may wear uniforms resembling the police department’s, advancing the proposal to the full governing body for discussion.
The Policy and Finance Committee voted Aug. 21, 2025, to forward an ordinance to the full governing body that would give the chief of police discretion to allow private security or off-duty officers to wear uniforms that resemble the police department’s. Amanda Stanley, city attorney, told the committee the draft ordinance “would make it broader and make the restriction, with the approval of the chief of police.”
What the ordinance would change: Under current local rules, officers were allowed to wear the police uniform for some work tied to state…
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