Authority to hire, fire and supervise police chief will transfer from city manager to city council.
Citing a lack of oversight that allowed abuses of power within the police force, the Antioch City Council has agreed to give itself the authority to hire, supervise and remove its police chief.
Proponent Julia Emegokwue supported transferring that power to the council, pointing out the recent corruption investigation and a need for better oversight. “I’m with reimagining things,” she said. “So, if we reimagine how we do our public safety, I think the City Council will make it great… because the City Council is supposed to represent the people, right?”
“I know what it is to run a department properly, but I don’t think you do,” he said. “So when you’re looking at somebody that is a police chief, I seriously tell you, you need to have some kind of law enforcement background.”
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