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Columbus City Council has dropped a plan to delay the hiring of police recruits. Council president Shannon Hardin abandoned the proposal on Monday, saying
As Columbus City Council prepares to consider passage of a budget that would effectively cancel the June police recruit class, leaders in the Division of Police warn there could be unforeseen consequences including longer response times.
But City Council President Shannon Hardin said the city needs to pause as the police hiring and recruiting process is evaluated, while also investing in alternative response and anti-violence measures.
Hardin proposed an amendment during a Feb. 11 budget hearing that would delay the start of the next scheduled recruit class and divert the $2.5 million set aside to pay the recruits and costs for that class toward the Reimagining Public Safety Fund. That would be added to the $7.5 million budgeted for that fund. Plans for that money include $1.5 million on neighborhood anti-violence efforts, $250,000 for youth diversion and job programs, and more than $250,000 for additional training and first aid equipment for police officers to implement
Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley announced his resignation from the department during a Feb. 12 press conference at APD HQ. (Photo by John Anderson)
Austin police Chief Brian Manley announced Friday that he will retire on March 28, following a year in which criminal justice activists and community members have called for him to resign. That call began over how Manley handled revelations that a former assistant chief regularly used racist language, then accelerated following the violent response to Black Lives Matter protesters his officers engaged in over the summer.
Born and raised in Austin, Manley began his career as an APD patrol officer in 1991. He steadily moved up the chain, serving as lieutenant, commander, assistant chief, and, finally, chief of staff to Art Acevedo before being named interim chief when Acevedo departed to lead the Houston Police Department in 2016. He rose to national prominence for his handling of the three-week bombing spr
On Thursday, Austin City Council voted to purchase Candlewood Suites to house people experiencing homelessness a week after approving the purchase of another hotel.