• Transition some services from police to other agencies in a new Community Safety Department.
• And oversee a Fire Rescue department that seems to be functioning just fine, thank you.
If the Keller administration has a plan for how this would work and why it’s needed, it hasn’t done much to share that information. In fact it came as a surprise to some Albuquerque city councilors when they learned last week the city had posted a job description for the new position.
Council President Pat Davis hadn’t heard about the proposal – although he’s not necessarily opposed. “I think we need to do whatever it takes to get this train back on track. It’s got to be the right person who understands policing and won’t get cannibalized by APD’s culture.”