Cicero, NY -- The Cicero Town Board will not be discussing the future of the Cicero Police Department at tonight’s town board meeting. Supervisor Judy Boyke said the item, which appeared on the tentative agenda, was removed from the agenda on Tuesday. Boyke said the board is not prepared to speak on this issue tonight because they do not have...
Cicero, NY -- The Cicero Town Board will not be discussing the future of the Cicero Police Department at tonight’s town board meeting.
Supervisor Judy Boyke said the item, which appeared on the tentative agenda, was removed from the agenda on Tuesday. Boyke said the board is not prepared to speak on this issue tonight because they do not have enough information at this point to move forward with the discussion.
The Cicero Police Study Committee, a group created by Boyke, recommended last month that the town board hold a public referendum to let the community decide whether to dissolve the Cicero Police Department and contract with the sheriff’s office or another police agency for extended services in the town.
Over the weekend, messages on the social networking site Facebook urged community members and police officers to attend the meeting and speak out against including the referendum on the November ballot. Boyke said the referendum will not be on November’s ballot.
At town board meetings residents do have an opportunity to address the board. The town board meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight at Cicero Town Hall, 8236 S. Main St., in Cicero.