Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker said Buttars' bill is "much too broad in terms of protecting an employee's personal records and the records of a disciplinary proceeding."

A summary of the legislation originally was presented to the mayor as a bill that would bring Salt Lake City's review procedures for disciplinary action of police officers into line with that of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, Becker said. But now that he's read it in full, Becker — a longtime advocate for transparent and accessible government — said the bill "is not something I would be comfortable with."

But the mayor said he would be in support of an amended bill that called for a police officer's right to privacy and due process to be respected throughout an investigation and possible appeals process. At the conclusion of a disciplinary proceeding or review, however, that information then should be available to the media and the public.

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Contributing: Jared Page

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