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Mountain View council votes to dissolve Public Safety Advisory Board after debate
Summary
Following a multi‑hour discussion and public comment, the Mountain View City Council voted 4–3 to dissolve the council‑appointed, Brown Act‑governed Public Safety Advisory Board and pursue alternative community engagement methods for police oversight and outreach.
After several hours of public comment and council debate on Dec. 10, the Mountain View City Council voted to dissolve the Public Safety Advisory Board (PSAB), a council‑appointed Brown Act advisory body created in 2020.
Assistant City Manager Audrey Seymour Ramberg and Police Chief Michael Canfield presented PSAB’s history, noting several accomplishments — a school resource officer (SRO) review, work on non‑law‑enforcement mental‑health response planning and RIPA (racial identity…
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