Alabama Senate Eyes Police Staffing Mandate
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Alabamas Senate is considering a bill to mandate minimum police staffing in Montgomery and Huntsville, with two full-time officers per thousand residents. Cities have five years to comply, or the state law enforcement agency takes over. Montgomery currently has around 220-230 officers, but would need nearly 400 to meet the requirement. Huntsville lawmakers propose a tweak to one point nine officers per thousand. Montgomerys mayor calls it an unfunded mandate, but Senator Barfoot argues that state taxpayers already fund a metro crime unit. Birmingham, similar in size to Montgomery, hired 202 new officers this year. The bill heads to the Senate floor tomorrow, potentially forcing changes in policing or state intervention.
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