After initially listing them as one of nine agencies that had yet to submit a police reform plan, New York State officials confirmed Wednesday evening that the village of Boonville Police Department had turned it in.
Boonville originally was listed as the only police agency in Oneida County that had not submitted a reform plan, despite village officials stating that after an initial clerical error it had been successfully submitted weeks ago.
An executive order required local governments and their police departments to enact reforms by April 1 of this year in order to continue receiving state funding. We knew we had turned it in, but just still being on that list was a very real threat regarding the funding, Boonville police Officer in Charge Fred Robenski said Thursday morning. Yes, there was confidence we were in compliance, but not being on the list just raised a lot of concerns.