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Commission agrees to police commission redline that replaces 'shall' with 'may' for complaint handling
Summary
The commission reviewed police commission proposed charter edits that replace 'shall' with 'may' for handling citizen complaints and remove the word 'investigations' to reflect that the police commission reviews files rather than conducts door‑to‑door investigations; commissioners said the commission must update its MOU and publish its complaint policy.
The Charter Revision Commission reviewed and discussed edits proposed by the Police Commission to section 6‑14 of the Simsbury charter on Nov. 13. The police commission’s draft removes the word "investigations" and replaces the mandatory term "shall" with the permissive "may" when referencing the commission’s handling of citizen…
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