The assembly voted 5-1 on July 18 to elevate the Haines Borough chief of police position to a borough officer. That would put the chief directly under the supervision of the assembly instead of the borough manager.
At least one assembly member has criticized the move as leading to politicization of the police department.
The chief of police was formerly named among borough officers from 2004 to 2013, but code changed in May 2013 to…
