Providence council approves changes needed to hire for contested police community relations job

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THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL on Thursday voted to change its fiscal 2021 budget to pave the way for hiring a new Providence Police Department administrator of community relations and diversion services, ending a months-long conflict with the mayor's administration over the choice. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM
PROVIDENCE – City lawmakers appear to have settled their beef over a new community relations role in the Providence Police Department, with the City Council Thursday giving its blessing on budget changes for the job. The council’s 12-0 vote effectively ends a months-long conflict that began when Mayor Jorge O. Elorza named City Recreation Director…

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