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Chief Arata updates CCPD board on recruitment, safety programs, drone review and covered‑parking plans
Summary
Chief Arata told the CCPD board the department expects to offer a cadet position soon, described traffic safety and micro‑mobility ordinance proposals, outlined an expansion of the elderly ‘take‑back’ ID program, previewed a covered‑parking RFP and paused the drone program pending a federal NDAA report.
Chief Arata provided a multi‑part update to the CCPD board on staffing, safety programs and technology during the Nov. 19 meeting.
On recruitment, Arata said the department expects to make an offer to a recruit within days. The plan described is a six‑month police academy followed by four to five months of field training (FTO); CCPD funding supports an over‑hire/cadet program so a trained cadet can fill vacancies as officers rotate into other positions.
Traffic and micro‑mobility were a central part of the update. Arata said the town commissioned a traffic safety study and that enforcement and data show where speeding occurs; he proposed two sets of policy responses:…
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