Common Council approves CAB plan
and Witzenberg as police chief,
discusses county board EMS issue
By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA — The Common Council unanimously passed a motion to approve and adopt the Implementation Plan for Police Reform and Reinvention, which was worked on by the Community Advisory Board and the subsequent council led review committee, Tuesday, Oct.5.
Mayor Gary Herzig thanked the CABRC members who worked for six months on creating the plan to implement the CAB's recommendations, which was a response to a directive given by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Herzig said he was impressed members of CABRC, which included mayoral candidates Len Carson, R-Fifth Ward, and Mark Drnek, D-Eighth Ward, voted unanimously on every single motion.
The motion paves the way for standing Community Police Review board, whose job will be to handle complaints about OPD.
Other business discussed included the recent County Board meeting that approved county-wide ambulance service. Council members were concerned Oneonta would pay double for a service they don't use, as Oneonta already has its own ambulance service.
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