Neither Kelly nor anyone else on her team responded to the Times Union's requests for comment. Rivers said that city officials had not had the “opportunity to sufficiently review” the civilian oversight plans. In a string of emails obtained by the Times Union, Rivers said the group conferred last week on the proposed ordinance and complained that it “will materially affect the city’s insurance coverage.” She added that the language in the ordinance, which allows the five-member board to review police records, “is ripe for dispute and/or litigation.” She said that aside from Rivers, the others who took part in the meetings work for Kelly, "and she is the only one who is totally disparaging the ordinance.”ĭalton is serving her last term as commissioner of public safety as she runs for mayor as an independent against Democrat Ron Kim and Republican Heidi Owen West. "They keep responding by having secret meetings.” Please reach out,'" Dalton told the Times Union. “I’ve asked them, 'Please, let’s proactively communicate. Dalton pointed to a series of "secret meetings" last week that included City Attorney Vincent DeLeonardis, Director of Risk and Safety Marilyn Rivers and police Chief Shane Crooks - meetings from which Dalton was excluded. Commissioner of Public Safety Robin Dalton said she delayed the vote over what she described as attempts to sabotage the proposal mounted by outgoing Mayor Meg Kelly and other officials.
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