Members of the public voiced outrage over the lack of transparency in the election process of the Madison Police Department’s police chief in a virtual Police and Fire Commission meeting Wednesday.
The Commission held the meeting the same day the PFC released interview recordings with the four police chief candidates Shon Barnes, Ramon Batista Jr., Christopher Davis and Larry Scirotto.
Speakers voiced concern over the police chief selection process continuing without enough time for the public to develop opinions. Multiple speakers made claims during the public comment that the PFC created barriers to prevent community participation in the process and accused the PFC of ignoring public input with tactics such as short notices of meeting schedules.