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Rules Committee agrees to study merger of police and sheriff functions
Summary
Supervisor Daly presented a charter amendment to convene a public committee to study merging the Police Department into the Sheriff's Department; the committee accepted an amendment of the whole and continued the item for further review.
The Rules Committee on June 18 considered a charter amendment (introduced by Supervisor Daly) that would place a measure on the ballot asking voters to authorize a study and potential merger of the Police Department and Sheriff’s Department. Daly cited a 1999 Civil Grand Jury recommendation and examples elsewhere as a basis for examining potential efficiencies.
Under the amended draft accepted by the committee, a public study committee (with appointees from the mayor and…
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