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Commission grants temporary variances to Peekskill and Rybrook police departments
Summary
The commission approved variances to Standard 7504.1 for Peekskill Police Department and Rybrook Police Department because each agency reported insufficient female staff to meet supervision requirements; staff recommended approvals through Jan. 1, 2026, with specified conditions.
Chair handed the floor to Keith Sovell, who described variance requests from the Peekskill Police Department and the Rybrook Police Department seeking relief from Standard 7504.1 (supervision of detention areas) due to insufficient female staff. Sovell said staff had reviewed the requests "similar to other ones that, the commission has approved" and recommended approval with conditions; he said, "we recommend approval for 01/01/2026."
Following a motion and second, the commission voted "Aye" and approved the variances. The transcript records the procedural vote but does not identify individual movers or seconds by name; the commission noted that the approvals are timed to align with other police-agency requests arriving next month.
