REMARKS
Issues with the current Citizens Air Complaint Program
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Council Member Gennaro outlines several problems with the current Citizens Air Complaint Program, highlighting the need for improvements to address abusive behavior and fraudulent submissions.
- Some complainants have engaged in abusive behavior towards city employees, including verbal harassment and attempted assault
- There have been instances of unauthorized access to secured government office spaces
- Some complainants have submitted the same video evidence for multiple violations to generate multiple summonses
- The current 45-day review period for DEP may not be sufficient to weed out duplicitous conduct
James F. Gennaro
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Let's talk about that.
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Last year, DEP testified that on multiple occasions, island complainants had engaged in abusive behavior towards city employees, including verbal harassment, attempted assault and unauthorized access of secured government office space.
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Other complaints have submitted other complaints have submitted other complainants have submitted the same video evidence for multiple violations with the intent to generate multiple summonses under current law.
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DEP must review the evidence submitted by complaints within 45 days, which may not be sufficient time for the agency to weed out all such duplicitous content con conduct.
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You heard about the amount of violation that they're dealing with, so they need time to do that.
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These aggressive and dishonest behaviors are not are not acceptable and need to be addressed by the council in my opinion.
