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Sarasota News Leader December 6, 2013 Page 42 COMMON ACRIMONY kind of panel." Snyder agreed, saying, "I won't support this motion, either." But they were Eight other issues ended with split votes in the minority when the vote was taken to Monday, and Atwell on the winning side each rewrite the ordinance to expand the police time. panel's powers of recommendation. The Independent Police Advisory Panel came The next contentious issue was spending before the commission in the afternoon ses$30,000 to help fund "an administrative supsion to ask for an expansion of its duties under the enabling ordinance. Panel Chairman port position for the director of homeless Elmer Berkel recommended a rewrite to services." At a joint City-County commission allow the board to make recommendations to meeting last month, Shaw asked for time to the chief of police and city manager in addi- get public testimony before any significant tion to the City Commission. "We may have decisions were made on a plan to address actually violated the ordinance or stepped homelessness and vagrancy produced by consultant Robert Marbut. over it already," said Berkel. Commissioner Caragiulo replied, "If you have "The wheels on this bus are starting to move faith in your police administration, if the chief very fast," said Shaw on Monday. "Will citiis doing [her] job, I don't think we need this zens have anything to say?" Commissioners Susan Chapman (left) and Suzanne Atwell prepare for a City Commission meeting. Photo by Norman Schimmel