Two amendments that dominated budget conversations involved contracting with an outside group to look into civilian oversight of the Anchorage Police Department.
The Anchorage Assembly approved the city’s roughly $640 million operating budget Tuesday night, with several amendments.
“Frankly, I think we are in a place in time, here in Anchorage, when it comes to policing, where our best practices are lagging behind other jurisdictions,” Volland said. “You have to also weigh the impact this has to the people doing the job, and recognize that there will be probably fewer of them showing up to do it in the future if we continue down this path,” he said.
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