Police disclosure veto bid dropped

A City Council effort to overturn a Police Commission policy requiring officers to disclose personal financial information effectively died this week as the council refused to act on the matter and its champion said he would no longer pursue it.

The council has until Tuesday to decide whether to veto the policy, which calls for hundreds of anti-gang and narcotics officers who frequently handle large sums of cash, drugs and other contraband to submit details of their assets and bank accounts. But, in a procedural move Wednesday, the council passed on the opportunity to vote on the matter.

Councilman Jack Weiss, who spearheaded the council’s review of the policy, said through an aide that he does not plan to revisit the issue.

The disclosure rule met with fierce opposition from rank-and-file officers and leaders of the police union, who argued that it was invasive and ineffective. But during two weeks of committee meetings, Weiss failed to garner support for a veto.