ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS WILL TRY AGAIN MONDAYNIGHT TO TAKE UP ITEMS DEALING WITH APD REFORMS. LAST MONDAY'S MEETING WAS POSTPONED WHEN DEMONSTRATORS STAGED A SIT-IN AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THE SAME PROTESTERS, MANY WHO WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK, SAY THEY'LL DEMONSTRATE AGAINST MONDAY NIGHT, BUT OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT KEN SANCHEZ SAYS THIS WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING…WITH NO TIME ALLOTTED FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. HE SAYS DEMONSTRATORS HAVE MADE IT SO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ADDRESS ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL CAN NO LONGER SPEAK.
PEOPLE CAN STILL SIGN UP AND COMMENT ON SPECIFIC PROPOSALS THE COUNCIL IS DISCUSSING. AMONG THE AGENDA ITEMS…A PLAN TO OVERHAUL THE POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, AND ANOTHER TO DISBAND IT COMPLETELY AND START OVER.
