Police chief answers council questions in department briefing

Police Chief Walt Femling presented the Police Department report during the June 17 special council meeting and responded to repeated questions from Council Members Franz Suhadolnik, Michelle Griffith and Peter Hendricks as well as Council President Keith Saks. Assistant Police Chief Mike Crawford joined responses for technical points, and City Administrator Susan Robertson and Treasurer Angela Walls answered finance-related questions.

Discussion covered department operations, budget implications and staffing-related clarifications; the transcript records a back-and-forth between the chief and council on several items. No specific dollar amounts or staffing counts were stated in the transcript excerpts provided, and questions to staff about budget impacts were handled by Robertson and Walls. The presentation concluded and the council moved to subsequent agenda items.