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Charter reviewers weigh police commission overhaul: keep independent board, give board of selectmen oversight, or elect a five-member commission
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether the police commission should remain independent, be folded into the board of selectmen, or be changed to a five-member elected body. Concerns included accountability, community representation, legal limits, and possible costs of restructuring.
Commissioners spent a substantial portion of the meeting debating the police commission's composition and oversight.
Options discussed included retaining the current independent commission, making the board of selectmen the police commission (or giving the board override power), or moving to a five-member elected police commission. Supporters of…
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