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GreenTree council presses for more data before finalizing police policy changes or posting chief position
Summary
Council debate centered on whether police policy revisions should be delayed until a permanent police chief is hired and whether council should authorize posting the chief position now. The public safety committee asked staff for more data and an executive session with the new solicitor was scheduled before further action.
Council members and the public on July 6 debated how and when to move forward on proposed police‑policy revisions and the borough’s long‑vacant chief of police position.
A resident speaker and multiple council members said residents had received only a few business days’ notice of policy revisions and asked for more time for review and public comment. "I was surprised the council was asked to approve revisions ... only a few business days before the vote," a resident (speaker 11) said, urging a formal public‑access process for policy changes.
The public safety committee reported it had reviewed initial materials but lacked redlines and a clear list of what changed, and it recommended pausing substantive votes until a new chief could also review the proposals. Committee members asked that staff provide a comparative summary and that the new solicitor be included in an executive session to clarify outstanding legal and procedural questions.
Council agreed that borough staff (mister Wilson) would gather the requested information and that the new solicitor would be asked to attend a specially scheduled executive session before the next council meeting. Some council members said they favored advertising the chief position this summer while also updating policy; others argued the policies should be finalized first so a new chief starts with up‑to‑date guidance.
Ending: Council did not adopt policy changes or advertise the chief position at the July meeting; it tasked staff to gather the missing materials and scheduled an executive session to confer with the new solicitor before further action.
