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Commission weighs police commission's role on complaints, promotions and budget approval
Summary
The commission debated draft charter changes affecting police commission responsibilities: whether it should "review" (not "investigate") citizen complaints, how the commission and chief should collaborate on promotions, and whether the police commission should approve the police budget prior to town-manager submission.
Commissioners, police commissioners and town staff spent a large portion of the Nov. 3 meeting reviewing proposed charter language that would change the police commission's duties on citizen complaints, promotions and budget approval.
Citizen complaints and investigations
Commissioners raised concerns about language that would change the police commission's duty from a mandatory obligation to a permissive one. Several participants said shifting from "shall be responsible" to "may" would make review of complaints optional and could undermine the commission's oversight role. One commissioner said she was "very uncomfortable" with language that would make complaint review optional. Police commissioners and the town attorney clarified the intent of the proposed edit: the commission would…
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