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Residents criticize city response to public-records requests and use of nondisclosure agreements in police hiring
Summary
Public commenters at the June 18 St. Helens council meeting said the city is slow to respond to public-records requests and questioned nondisclosure agreements tied to the police‑chief hiring process; council did not take immediate action on those concerns during the meeting.
Multiple residents used the visitor‑comment period at the June 18 St. Helens City Council meeting to raise concerns about the city's handling of public-records requests and the hiring process for the new police chief.
Tammy Magra told the council that some public-records requests have gone unanswered for “a year and a half” and said the city should provide requested records more quickly. Brady Preheim asked why candidates for police chief were being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements and said the city had not complied…
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