PARIS — Selectmen on Tuesday approved spending up to $6,000 for an audit of the Police Department.
Selectmen voted 4-0 to approach the Maine Chiefs of Police Association to do the audit. Selectman Ryan Lorrain wasn’t at the meeting.
“No matter how good they are, we’re seeing if they can improve,” Selectman Robert Wessels said.
Selectman Robert Kirchherr said schools and businesses get similar peer evaluations. “It’s good for us. It’s good for the Police Department,” he said. “We’ll see what they have to say.”
Selectmen didn’t say if there were any concerns with the department. At recent meetings, a few residents have complained about Chief David Verrier and referenced a letter by a former Paris police officer criticizing him.
The Maine Chiefs of Police Association is a statewide group with a mission “to secure a unity of action in law enforcement matters; to enhance the standards of police personnel, police training and police professionalism generally,” according to its website.
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