Seaford council approves adding Blades members to police oversight board and backs charter change to clarify police chief authority

Seaford9s City Council on Aug. 12 unanimously approved revisions to the Police Chiefs Accountability Advisory Board bylaws to add two members from the neighboring town of Blades and voted to pursue a charter amendment that would explicitly state the duties and reporting relationship of the city9s police chief. The changes come after months of discussion about regional cooperation and to meet state-mandated standards for police accountability boards. Council members and police officials told the council the revision would allow Blades9 residents to join the board after the town requested to transition into a regional PCAB and that new language in the city charter would clarify who supervises and administers the police department. Chief Marshall Craft said the board discussed Blades9 request at its June 18 meeting and gave a…