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Council confirms Dana Pellevan to Police and Fire Commission after heated public comment
Summary
The Fitchburg Common Council voted to appoint Dana Pellevan to the Police & Fire Commission after more than an hour of public comment that included accusations tied to her past nonprofit affiliation and defenses of her three decades of experience working with law enforcement and victim services.
The Fitchburg Common Council voted on May 12 to appoint Dana Pellevan to the Police & Fire Commission, a panel that approves hiring and discipline for the city’s police and fire departments.
Pellevan, who said she has more than 30 years of experience coordinating services with law enforcement and serving in county and statewide appointed roles, told the council she has supervised large staffs, written personnel handbooks and trained officers in trauma‑informed care. She told the council she is no longer a board member of the nonprofit Freedom Inc. and denied organizing or directing protesters at a previously contentious meeting, saying she left that meeting early and had met privately with the police chief…
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