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Police, fire chiefs propose advisory panels; council asks staff to revisit commission handbook in 6–8 months
Summary
City police and fire chiefs told council that a council-appointed Public Safety Commission is hampered by Brown Act and Robert's Rules requirements. Chiefs recommended replacing the commission with a chief's advisory panel (not council-appointed) to allow faster, informal input; council asked staff to return with an update in six to eight months.
City public-safety leadership and councilmembers discussed the role and effectiveness of a council-appointed Public Safety Commission and whether a chief-led advisory panel would produce better community engagement.
Police and Fire Department leadership said the Brown Act and formal rules make commission meetings slow and inflexible for discussing timely public-safety…
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