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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Police Commission Won't Get Pricey Social Media Training

The Saint John Police Force is getting ready to jump on the social media bandwagon with a program teaching officers the best way to communicate online. 

But Mayor Mel Norton objected to Police Commission, a volunteer board, getting the same $4000 training on the taxpayers' dime.

Norton says there's no reason for the commission to get the training; however, several board members disagreed, saying it would raise public awareness of what the commission does. 


Ultimately the idea was voted down.  The Police Commission is a volunteer board that makes policy for the police force, provides oversight, and keeps the force accountable for the use of its resources.