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Police Commission approves OCC budget cuts despite concerns about understaffing
Summary
The commission voted 4–1 to accept OCC Director Joyce Hicks’ recommendation to cut three vacant positions to meet a mayoral 12.5% budget reduction; Commissioner Petro de Jesus opposed the measure, citing an audit that recommended increased OCC staffing.
The Police Commission on Jan. 21 voted 4–1 to accept an OCC proposal to eliminate three vacant positions as part of the mayor’s requested budget reductions. The positions identified for elimination were two investigator positions and one senior clerk typist, according to OCC testimony.
Inez Vargas Frankel, Chief Trial Attorney at the Office of Citizen Complaints, summarized the OCC…
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