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Addressing excessive paperwork for NYPD officers
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer raises concerns about the excessive amount of paperwork NYPD officers have to complete during their tours, often taking up half of their time. She seeks solutions to reduce this administrative burden.
- Commissioner Jessica Tisch suggests that reducing legislation requiring additional reports could help
- Brewer emphasizes the need for further discussion on reducing paperwork
- Both parties agree to work on addressing the paperwork issue
Gale A. Brewer
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Paperwork.
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Sometimes Michael knows this.
2:59:05
Sometimes half of the tour is filling out paperwork.
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I go on the tour.
2:59:09
I see.
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They fill out paperwork.
2:59:11
What are we gonna do about that paperwork?
2:59:14
Too much.
2:59:15
Too much paper.
2:59:18
Commissioner knows too much paper.
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What are we gonna do about the paper?
Jessica Tisch
2:59:21
I mean, we could stop legislating that they fill out more reports.
Gale A. Brewer
2:59:25
Okay.
2:59:26
Okay.
2:59:27
But I'm just saying we need to have a discussion because half of the tour when I go out is paperwork.
Jessica Tisch
2:59:31
Yes.
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I sit there with Amen.
2:59:33
Okay.
Gale A. Brewer
2:59:34
So let's work on paperwork.
2:59:35
For sure.