The bill essentially overruled a county Ethics Commission recommendation that the police chief felt obliged to immediately obey. By passing it, the council removed a threat to the recruiting of county police officers, made it possible for officers to keep a higher profile in the community, and headed off an impending court fight with the police union.
Or at least that's what the council members, who passed the bill 6-0,...
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