The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission debated accepting a training grant for the ACC Police Department and discussed plans for outdoor dining plazas and sustainable development in the city in an agenda setting session Tuesday evening.
Commissioners discussed accepting a state grant of $221,500 for an officer training program for ACCPD, which will aim to reduce âthe amount of force and levels of force used by officers,â according to the legislation. District 6 Commissioner Jesse Houle and District 8 Commissioner Carol Myers said they were concerned about the grant going towards training and simulation hardware focusing on training officers to use weapons, rather than actual training to achieve the programâs goal of reducing use of force.Â