Police discussion dominates Common Council
By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA — The discussion of the Community Advisory Board Review Committee's recommendations of "best practices" for the Oneonta Police Department, as per a mandate by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, led to some heated debates and questions concerning the language in the proposed document Tuesday, Sept. 7.
The document, which was supposed to be open to a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 21, will likely be postponed as council members agreed to hold a special session, tentatively Tuesday, Sept. 14, in order to resolve some of the issues councilmembers were having.
Mayor Gary Herzig said the role of police in the community is not easy to define because the original Community Advisory Board met to address the needs of a minority who didn't necessarily trust the police or had different experiences to the white majority in Oneonta.
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