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Council refers proposed special-investigator classification for inspector general to public safety committee
Summary
Councilmembers debated creation of a ’special investigator’ job classification to support the inspector general’s oversight of the police department and agreed to send the proposal back to committee for clarification on criminal-investigation boundaries and charter consistency.
The City Council on Aug. 1 referred a proposal to create a “special investigator” classification for use by the inspector general and controller’s offices back to committee for further study, after council members and the city attorney raised questions about the distinction between administrative oversight and criminal investigation.
Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski called for discussion of the classification, expressing concern that language in the draft specification—specifically references to “potentially criminal cases”—could blur a…
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