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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1985
+BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE AND THE PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK INVOLVED, MEMBERS OF THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+AS WITH THE UMELCO POLICE GROUP, THE ONLY OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE GROUP WILL BE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR
HIS REPRESENTATIVE.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT UNDER THE NEW SET UP, THE TOTAL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP WOULD BE 11 AS COMPARED TO THE PRESENT SEVEN.
+THIS SHOULD ENABLE MORE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO CONSIDERATION AND ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL REPORTS,+ HE SAID.
THE NEW COMMITTEE, WHICH COMES INTO OPERATION IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR, WILL NO LONGER BE A UMELCO BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT WILL OPERATE TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT,
AS THE SECRETARIAT WILL HAVE TO BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE JANUARY, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF A NEW HEAD OF EXPENDITURE ENTITLED +POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE+, WITH SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $716 000 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 1985-86 FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE HEADED BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C, WHO WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ONE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ONE SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL, FOUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, FOUR EXÉCUTIVE OFFICERS I, ONE EXÉCUTIVE OFFICER I AND OTHER SUPPORTING STAFF.
SUITABLE PREMISES ARE NOW BEING SOUGHT TO ACCOMMODATE THE SECRETARIAT,
OTHER ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AT TOMORROW'S MEETING INCLUDE:
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SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $5 MILLION TO MEET UNAVOIDABLE EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE LEGAL AID SCHEME,
REPLACEMENT PORTABLE RADIO SETS FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
INCREASED COMMITMENT TO ENABLE REMEDIAL WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SLOPE,
REPLACEMENT OF 27 AMBULANCES OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
A NEW
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