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Solages can propose and vote on laws that affect the Nassau County Police Department. As a body, the Nassau County Legislature oversees the police department and can confirm or reject the county executive's choice for police commissioner. The legislature can also hold hearings and subpoena documents and witnesses.
Solages, of Elmont, was elected to the legislature in 2011. He received a bachelor's degree in international history from Georgetown University and a law degree from Boston College Law School. He went on to work as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx and later formed a civil and criminal defense law firm, Solages & Solages, with his brother Phil. In 2007 Solages was appointed commissioner of the Nassau Commission on Human Rights by former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi.
I do believe the start of gaining more transparency should be to conduct legislative hearings. I have called for hearings on the police consolidation issue and other public safety issues and our legislative body has not complied. I strongly recommend that the Presiding Officer, Norma Gonsalves, use the investigatory power of this body to issue subponeas in order find out what happened with the recent resignation of Commissioner Dale. We must pursue answers as to if any crime has been committed at the very top of our local police force.
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