North Carolina Division
PBA Addresses Comments by the Public Information Director for the Town of Cary and the reply to the PBA by the Town Manager
Mar 9, 2011
On February 26, 2011, Susan Moran, the Public Information Director for the Town of Cary, made comments to WRAL-TV about a complaint that had been filed against officers of the Cary Police Department. Susan Moran made the following comments in the story. "We take it extremely seriously. And if we find that we have staff members that haven’t upheld our expectations, they are gone," Moran said. The PBA wrote a letter on March 2, 2011, to Mayor Weinbrecht and members of the Council. This letter addressed the statement by Moran and her prior efforts to place censor and control on the release of information for public release by the PBA. On March 3, 2011, Mayor Weinbrecht replied back to the PBA in an email. On March 4, 2011, the Town Manager replied with a letter to the PBA. On March 11, 2011, the PBA responded to the letter that the Town Manager wrote to the PBA.
(Click here to view letter to the Mayor and Council Members)
(Click here to view email response of Mayor Weinbrecht)
(Click here to view letter from Town Manager Ben Shivar)
(Click here to view PBA’s response to Town Manager Ben Shivar’s Letter)
October 5, 2015
Chief Justice Mark Martin today convened the inaugural meeting of the N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) to begin evaluating the ability of the court system to continue meeting and adapting to the needs and expectations of the people it serves. He charged the commission with conducting a thorough review of North Carolina?s Judicial Branch and determining a plan to strengthen the courts.
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On August 28, 2015, Chapter leaders met in Cary for their division meeting and to select officers for a three year term. Randy Byrd who serves as the Cary chapter President was elected to serve another three year term as President.
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Chief Justice Mark Martin has announced the full membership of the newly created North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice and has appointed North Carolina Police Benevolent Association President Randy Byrd to the Commission.
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