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Bay City commission pauses on three public-safety resolutions after hours of public comment and referrals for revision
Summary
After a lengthy presentation by the Department of Public Safety and nearly six hours of public comment, the Bay City Commission referred three resolutions on immigration detainers, face coverings, and local public-safety priorities back to sponsoring commissioners and staff for redrafting; the public-safety director told the commission the department already follows many of the proposed practices.
Bay City’s Feb. 16 commission meeting turned into an extended policy debate over three proposed public-safety resolutions addressing immigration detainer requests, face coverings by outside federal agents, and the use of local resources for federal immigration enforcement.
Director Raul, head of the Department of Public Safety, spent the first half of the evening walking commissioners through the department’s mission, accreditation, and community programs, including a quick-response overdose-followup team and the 'Hope Not Handcuffs' initiative. He repeatedly told the Commission that Bay City’s public-safety policies are comprehensive and that the department does not honor administrative immigration detainers. "We don't detain people on immigration detainers," the director said, adding the department focuses on enforcing laws the city is required to enforce and avoiding unnecessary liability.
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