Harbor policing ordinance clarified
The Haines Borough Assembly last week removed the words “peace officer” from an ordinance to clarify governance of port and harbor facilities.
The ordinance had designated harbormaster Ed Barrett as a peace officer and facility security officer for all port and harbor facilities. Police chief Gary Lowe in a Jan. 6 memo cautioned borough manager Mark Earnest that the term peace officer “is synonymous with police officer.”
“Anyone that is designated…