Police Reform Committee starts its work Police Chief Jim Read (Credit: Reporter file photo)
Five newly minted members of the Police Reform Committee will be exploring ways in which Shelter Island Police can improve what most acknowledge is already an effective department functioning well with the community.
Police Chief Jim Read admitted he was initially not pleased when Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all communities to set up such committees to determine ways to improve policing.
But on reflection, he had to admit that even a department that has had no major infractions and worked well with residents could still benefit from a look at how it functions.
POTSDAM — The village’s Police Reform Committee is moving to restructure and refocus on its mission following several resignations over the last few weeks.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton County Police Reform Advisory Committee is soliciting public responses from its survey until Jan. 15.
The survey is available on the Fulton County government website at www.fultoncountyny.gov or at www.facebook.com/LeaderHerald, where you can follow a link to fill out a PDF file that can be either printed and faxed or email.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department is working closely with the Fulton County Police Reform Advisory Committee to devise a final report due to the state by April.
Sheriff Richard Giardino said Monday that work on the plan is coming along well.
ROSENDALE, N.Y. â The town supervisor found that the economics of COVID-19 involved doing more with less, while preparing for uncertainty in the coming year.
Supervisor Jeanne Walsh provided the assessment during a telephone interview Monday, saying that expenses were cut by about $650,000 from a $2.74 million budget while revenues from aid and fees were down by about $300,000.
âIt was obviously a tough year . trying to find creative ways to keep people safe and healthy,â she said.
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âBy reducing payroll (through) the shared work program, (it) saved us about $115,000,â Walsh said. âThen people were told to put a halt on spending.â
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has expressed concern over the poor pace of implementation of the reports prepared by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) recommending amendments to different laws. PID/File
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has expressed concern over the poor pace of implementation of the reports prepared by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) recommending amendments to different laws.
Chairing a meeting of the commission the other day, Justice Ahmed asked the federal government to consider steps for expeditious implementation of the commission’s reports.
The chief justice directed Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan to take up the matter with the government for expediting the process of implementing different reports submitted by the commission.