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The committee voted unanimously to take no action on creating a Police Commission through the Charter. It instead recommended that the Board of Selectmen consider creating a Civilian Police Review Commission by ordinance under Public Act 20-1.
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A Charter-based Police Commission will not be advanced because the committee concluded it would not provide the role envisioned by the Board of Selectmen. The committee recommended exploring an ordinance-based civilian review commission to help handle police complaints and compliments. The committee also began reviewing concerns about the town budget process and scheduled that issue for its next meeting.
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