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Council delays vote on police policies to allow fuller review
Summary
Council discussed Resolution 3450, which would formally adopt the police department's policy packet maintained through a vendor, and voted to table the resolution to give councilmembers access to the full policy materials and summaries before approving.
Council members discussed Resolution 3450, which would confirm and approve the Hudson Police Department's policy packet maintained through an external vendor (the transcript references variations of the vendor name as Lexipo/Lexipole). Several council members said they had not reviewed the full policy packet and were uncomfortable signing off without access; staff said commonly used policies had been provided separately for quicker review.
Council members asked whether the resolution meant the council was "confirming review" or simply acknowledging the department's use of the vendor. Questions were raised after a complaint prompted the request to make the policy packet more accessible. At the conclusion of the discussion the council moved and seconded a motion to table the resolution and asked staff to provide clear access and a concise summary of the policies most commonly used in Hudson.
The resolution will return for consideration after councilmembers have had the opportunity to review the materials.
Quotes in the meeting: "I just don't feel comfortable saying that I've reviewed them and I haven't reviewed them," a council member said. A staff member explained: "She has looked at the policies and she has sent me the ones that usually come up in certain situations."
