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Police commission says DOJ oversight language near final; schedules November training
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Springfield Board of Police Commissioners said language in an oversight-improvement agreement under mediation with the U.S. Department of Justice is largely resolved. Commissioners set a Nov. 20 training that overlaps a city "blue light" event and reviewed the 2026 meeting calendar.
The Springfield Board of Police Commissioners said on Nov. 12 that most language in an oversight-improvement agreement being mediated with the U.S. Department of Justice is resolved and should be filed soon, while also confirming an upcoming training that conflicts with a city event.
Attorney Bonacone told the board the office "met with the mediator a couple weeks ago" and added: "We're pretty confident that most of the language is resolved. There's a few minor issues that we just wanted to work through with the police…
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