THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL PASSES A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE IT THE POWER TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE MAYOR'S SELECTION FOR POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO FIRE THE CHIEF. TOM STREICHER WAS A FORMER POLICE CHIEF IN OHIO. HE SAYS IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. HE SAYS IT PROVIDES FOR TOO MANY MASTERS.
STREICHER RAN THE CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE'S IN ALBUQUERQUE TO HELP NEGOTIATE WITH THE D-O-J OVER REFORMS AT APD. THE QUESTION REGARDING THE ISSUE COULD GO BEFORE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.
