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Council approves police reorganization: adds two captains, eliminates deputy chief and a lieutenant
Summary
Council approved a police organizational restructuring that creates two new captain positions, eliminates the deputy chief role and one lieutenant, and authorizes a FY2026 budget amendment; the union has signed the letter of agreement to include the captain positions in the bargaining unit.
The East Lansing City Council on Jan. 6 approved changes to the police department organizational chart that add two captain positions, eliminate the deputy chief position and one lieutenant, and include a small fiscal-year 2026 budget amendment.
Human Resources Director Emily Kenny introduced the item and…
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