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The police department’s sign on bonus for lateral transfer hires has grown significantly since it was introduced last November in the city budget.

"People like me have been hearing the word 'wait' for as long as we can remember," Alderperson Phoebe Brown said. "It is imperative that we move on."

"A number of comments and emails that we received recently made me feel like I was living in some alternate universe," said Alderperson Ducson Nguyen.

"We're talking about reimagining public safety. And we're still hiring more [armed] officers," said Common Council member Phoebe Brown.

“Having an acting chief at the helm of the department right now is not causing any problems."

Under the new cannabis laws, police cannot use the smell of cannabis to initiate a search in most circumstances.

The amendment would be part of a federal spending bill.

Among the initiatives were measures that would make resisting arrest or following an officer Class E felonies.

Myrick sat down with Celia Clark at WSKG's Ithaca studio.