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Senate approves bill clarifying local elected officials’ authority over police departments
Summary
House Bill 415 passed the Senate after debate about preemption and local control; sponsors said it preserves elected officials’ authority over hiring and policy while preventing unelected boards from exercising unchecked oversight.
The Utah Senate on March 11 passed House Bill 415 to confirm that locally elected officials retain authority to hire and fire police chiefs and set department policy, and to limit the role of unelected outside bodies in policing governance.
Senator Ibsen, the sponsor, said the bill "gives the power of running police departments within local to the local elected officials"…
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