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Albuquerque Council Weighs Police Chief Selection Proposal

Albuquerque voters could decide whether city councilors have more say in the hiring and firing of the police and fire chiefs under a proposal considered by the City Council.

The panel discussed the proposal at its meeting Monday. It is expected to take a vote on it next month. If approved, the measure would be placed on the October ballot.

The proposal comes as Albuquerque works to reform its troubled police department.

The city and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a settlement after a scathing federal report last year outlined a pattern of excessive force by police.

According to the report, officers too frequently used deadly force on people who posed a minimal threat and used a higher level of force too often on those with mental illness.

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