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Board adopts administrative-code change shifting Criminal Justice Commission under Public Safety amid assurances
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved administrative-code amendments that move the Criminal Justice Commission's reporting line under Public Safety; the CJC chair and public members expressed concern about maintaining independence and the board asked for a six-month report on effects.
Palm Beach County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution amending the county administrative code that changes several departmental namings and reporting lines, including placing the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) operatively under the Public Safety vertical.
Oswald Newbold, an executive-committee member of the CJC, told commissioners he was concerned the change could dilute the CJC’s independence and its role as an advisory body to the board. "When you restructure, that's a change and you don't restructure to leave things the…
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