Bill Title: As introduced, subject to local approval, allows board of mayor and aldermen to appoint a chief of police to serve at the pleasure of the board instead of serving for a term of years; removes requirement that salaries of police officers and firefighters be fixed by ordinance; subjects chief of police to suspension by the mayor for disciplinary purposes. - Amends Chapter 801 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 278 of the Private Acts of 1967; Chapter 228 of the Private Acts of 1978.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-21 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 35 [SB2660 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT	2016-03-24	31	0	0	0	31	Passed	Link	View
Senate	FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT	2016-03-24	31	0	0	0	31	Passed	Link	View

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