Show City Council Takes Action On Police Dept Matters Motters I I The Moab City Council in a special luncheon meeting Friday Friday Fri Fri- day took action to correct possIble possible pos pos- sible sable deficiencies in the Moab Police Department The meeting was called caned In response response re re- I complaints and suggestions sugI suggestions sug sug- registered with Mayor Maor K E E. McDougald and Councilman Council Council- man Richard S S. S Parsons Parson in an August meeting of the Retail Retail Re- Re tail tall Merchants Committee of the Moab Chamber of Commerce After lengthy discussion Parsons Par sons councilman In charge of public safety moved that Police PoUce Chief Arthur Sutton be given 30 days to execute a list of nine sug suggested ested Improvements In the department d. Included In the list were the J following suggestions decided on by the council Make the necessary corrections corrections corree to abate the internal strife within the department 2 2 School all an police po department department depart depart- ment employees In better public relations 3 Aid insetting standards for employing personnel for forthe forthe forthe the department 4 4 Better Detter enforcement of traffic violations violation 5 5 More specialized training for department person personnel 6 All department employees employees em em- chief to be In full fun uniform at all aU times while on duty 7 AU All police ponce officers are to familiarize themselves with all aU ordinances concerning the police police po po- lice department 8 II All An officers are to be sc schooled In the operation of all equipment particularly t the e radio 9 Make Mah a fast response and of all aU complaints com corn plaints regardless of how trivial they thet seem to be at the time In rn connection with the list the council and Councilman Parsons Parsons Par Par- sons IOns said that the council would follow fonow the developments in the department to insure that the suggestions were executed in a proper manner r. The list was presented to Chief Sutton at the beginning of the regular council meeting Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day with the instructions that the point nine-point program should be completed within 30 day days |